Voting Info

You may register to vote in Boone County if you are:

• At least 17 1/2 years old
• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Boone County

Are there residency requirements?

Missouri has no prior residency requirement to register to vote, but you do need to provide your Boone County residential address when registering to vote.

You may not register to vote if you have been declared incapacitated by a court and have lost your right to vote.  https://www.boonemo.gov/clerk/FAQs.asp#question-8

Are there voting services for elderly and disabled voters?

You may register to vote online, by mail or request that deputy registrars register you at home.

If a polling place is inaccessible to a disabled voter, they and members of their household may request transfer to a barrier-free poll. Contact the office before Election Day if you need this service so the appropriate ballot will be available at the new polling place.

Absentee voting in the Elections Office is an option or you may request to have your name added to the permanent absentee application list. Once on the list, you will be sent an application for each election day in the year. You will need to return a completed application for each election in which you wish to vote.

If a voter is blind, they may have a person of their choosing accompany them to help vote their ballot. A bipartisan team of election workers may read the ballot to a voter and mark the ballot at the voter’s direction.

Voting supplies may be brought to a voter at their car if they are unable to get inside their polling place.

Polls are open from 6 AM to 7 PM on election days.

Can I vote before election day?

Voting in Person

Any registered voter can vote in person at the Boone County Clerk’s Office from the second Tuesday before Election Day until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. This is known as no-excuse absentee voting.

From the sixth Tuesday before Election Day until the second Tuesday before Election Day, eligible voters can cast an absentee ballot at the Boone County Clerk’s Office if they can’t make it to their polling place due to:

• Absence from Boone County on Election Day;
• Employment as an election judge, first responder, health care worker, or member of law enforcement;
• Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability on election day, including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability and resides at the same address;
• Religious belief or practice;
• Incarceration – if you have retained all other voting qualifications under Missouri law;
• participation in Missouri’s Safe at Home program.

Voting by Mail

Absentee voting begins six weeks before every election and is available to any registered Boone County voter that will be unable to make it to their polling place on Election Day due to:

• Absence from Boone County on Election Day;
• Employment as an election judge, first responder, health care worker, or member of law enforcement;
• Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability on election day, including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability and resides at the same address;
• Religious belief or practice;
• Incarceration – if you have retained all other voting qualifications under Missouri law;
• participation in Missouri’s Safe at Home program.

Voters that vote absentee due to incapacity or confinement due to illness or injury do not need their ballot envelopes notarized. All other absentee ballot envelopes must be notarized.

You can apply for a mail absentee ballot online or print, sign, and return a PDF application by mail to 801 E. Walnut, Room 236, Columbia MO 65201, by email to absentee@boonemo.gov , or by fax to (573) 886-4300.

If you have a permanent disability, you can automatically receive an application for absentee ballot for every election by printing, signing, and returning a PDF application by mail to 801 E. Walnut, Room 236, Columbia MO 65201, by email to absentee@boonemo.gov, or by fax to (573) 886-4300.

To vote in person, you need to present one of the following forms of ID:

• A Missouri Driver license that is not expired;
• A Missouri Nondriver’s license that is not expired or does not have an expiration date;
• A U.S. Passport that is not expired;
• A Military ID that is not expired or does not have an expiration date; or,
• A document issued by the United States or state of Missouri that includes your photograph and name that matches your voter registration record. (This document must not be expired or, if it is expired, it expired after the date of the most recent general election).

If you do not have one of the IDs above, you can still vote by casting a blue provisional ballot, which will be counted if you come back to your polling location before the close of polls on Election Day with your ID or if your signature matches the signature on file on the voter registration record.  https://www.boonemo.gov/clerk/FAQs.asp#question-8