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Voter Registration
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Method | In person, mail, online. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Deadline | The Fourth Wednesday before Election Day | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Automatic | No | No Changes | HB0414, HB1098, and HB0801 (all in committee) would create automatic registration procedures based on driver's license information. HB0641 (in committee) would create automatic registration based on any "practical" records. |
Same Day | No | No Changes | HB0418, HB1112, and HB0641 (all in committee) would allow same day registration. |
Absentee Ballot Application
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Excuse | Illness, disability, religious belief/practice, employment as an election authority, or address confidentiality safety concerns. | SB0631 amended state law to add infected with or in an at-risk category for COVID-19 to list of excuses. | HB0411 (in committee) would allow eligible voters confined in jail (but not charged) to vote absentee. |
Automatic | No | Any registered voter could cast a notarized absentee ballot in the 2020 general election. | HB1362 (in committee) would prohibit the sending of unsolicited absentee ballot request forms. |
Deadline | 5PM on the Wednesday before Election Day. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Valid for X# of Cycles | 1 | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Absentee Ballot Return (other than by mail)
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Voter ID | Non-photo ID required. | MO Supreme Court struck down state law requiring voters without ID to sign an affidavit to vote. | HJR 62 would amend the MO Constitution to require voters to provide government-issued ID or only vote by provisional ballot. |
In Person | Yes | Mail-in only. | SB0014 (in committee) would require in-person absentee voters to show photo ID. |
Drop Box | No | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Return Deadline | Mail or fax; 5PM on the second Wednesday before Election Day. In person; 5PM the night before Election Day. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Ballot Harvesting
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Prohibited | No; absentee ballots may be returned by the voter or a relative within the second degree of consanguinity. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Limited 3rd Party | Only family members. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Paid Political Operatives | No | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Early Voting
Voter Identification - Absentee Ballot
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Signature Verification | No | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Witness Statement | Not required; envelope must be notarized. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Other | - | - | - |
Cure Process | No | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Voter Identification - In Person
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Photo ID | Not required. | No Changes | HJR 62 would amend the MO Constitution to require voters to provide government-issued ID or only vote by provisional ballot. |
Other Options | Current document containing voter's name issued by state, US government, a school of higher education, or a bill, bank statement, or check containing the voter's name. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Provisional Ballots | Used when voter cannot provide a valid form of ID. | No Changes | SB0014 (in committee) would require voters voting by provisional ballot to sign an affidavit confirming identifying information. |
Voting Day
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Hours | 6AM-7PM | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Wait Time | No Legislation | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Electioneering | Prohibited within 100 feet of polling places. | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Other | - | - | - |
Voter Rolls
Pre-COVID | During 2020 | 2021 Legislative Activity | |
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Update Frequency | No Legislation | No Changes | No Legislative Activity |
Voter Removal | Death, moving away, felony conviction, incapacitation, or listing as an inactive voter through two consecutive general elections. | No Changes | SB0137 (in committee) would permit removal after two calendar years of no "voter activity," e.g. registering to vote, voting, or signing certain types of petitions. HB1327 would remove funding from local election officials who refuse to purge voters on rolls that the Secretary of State has called on them to remove. |