Missouri

The state of Missouri and all fee offices shall provide one nondriver’s license at no cost if you are an otherwise qualified voter who does not already possess such identification and you want the identification for voting.

The state of Missouri and its agencies shall provide one copy of each of the following, free of charge, if you need them:

• birth certificate
• marriage license or certificate
• divorce decree
• certificate of decree of adoption
• court order changing your name
• Social Security card reflecting an updated name
• Naturalization papers or other documents from the United States Department of State proving citizenship

The secretary of state shall pay any fees required to obtain any of the above documents from another state or the federal government.

Registered voters in Missouri must confirm their identity when they vote in person.

If you are a registered voter but do not present a valid ID at the polling place, you must complete a provisional ballot affidavit on the provisional ballot envelope in order to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot envelope provides a place for your name, address, date of birth, and the last four digits of your Social Security number.

Your provisional ballot will be counted if:

• you return to the polling place before it closes on Election Day and present acceptable ID

 OR

• if your signature on the provisional ballot envelope matches your signature in the voter registry.

Get in touch with VoteRiders if you have questions or need free help securing ID.

You do not need a REAL ID to vote in Missouri.

Your driver’s license or state ID card will show a star in the upper corner if it meets REAL ID requirements under federal law.

• Missouri REAL ID info

Get in touch with VoteRiders if you have questions or need free help getting ID.

No. The state has not provided any guidance as to whether poll workers and other election officials can rely on an image of your ID on your mobile or other electronic device instead of a physical ID.

You may request an absentee ballot if you are a registered voter and have an excuse:

1. Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which you are registered to vote;
2. Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability on Election Day, including if you are primarily responsible for the physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability and you reside at the same address;
3. Religious beliefs or practice;
4. Employment as an election authority or by an election authority at a location other than your polling place, a first responder, a health care worker, or a member of law enforcement;
5. Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained;
6. Certified participation in the address confidentiality program established under sections 589.660 to 589.681 because of safety concerns.

Starting six weeks before the election, any registered voter with an excuse can vote absentee in person at a location designated by the election authority.

During the two weeks before the election, no excuse is necessary and any registered voter may vote an absentee ballot in person at a location designated by your local election authority.

When voting an absentee ballot in person, you must show an acceptable form of photo ID. In person absentee voters are not eligible to receive a provisional ballot.

If you request your absentee ballot in person, you will be required to present an acceptable photo ID.

If you request your absentee ballot by mail, you are generally not required to include a copy of your ID. You must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number on the request form.

However, if you registered to vote by mail and have not voted in person and shown an acceptable ID, you must provide a copy of your ID along with your absentee ballot application.

No, but the signature on your absentee ballot envelope must match your signature on file with the state.

Also, if you have not requested and completed your absentee ballot in person with an acceptable ID at the office of the election authority, your ballot envelope must be notarized. There are only two exceptions:

• 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).
• Incarceration.

Although Missouri may not have a formal policy in place to “cure” (fix) your ballot if it is rejected, reports show that county clerks have been willing to assist voters who have submitted faulty absentee ballots. If you are notified by a county clerk that you have submitted a deficient absentee ballot, we encourage you to work with them to cure your ballot.