Lafayette County Voter Information and Registration
For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact the County Clerk's office at
660-259-4315 or email niendick@lafayettecountymo.com .
Voter ID
All voters must show acceptable identification to the election judges. All previously acceptable forms of identification will be acceptable …Voter Identification Card, Missouri Drivers or Non-Drivers License, Passport, United States Government ID, university, college or technical school ID, current utility bill, bank statement, or paycheck.
Avoid Long Lines
As always, voters can help avoid lines at the polls in several ways.
*Have identification ready as you enter the polling location
*Avoid peak times. These times are: 6:00-8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5:00-7:00 p.m.
*Be Prepared. Study the ballots that are printed in the newspapers this week and know how you intend to vote on each candidate and issue prior to entering the polls.
Connect the Arrows
Our system now requires that the voter connect the arrows rather than fill in the ovals. The arrows do not need to be blackened, just completely connected.
No Straight Ticket Voting
In 2006, the Missouri General Assembly removed from the election laws of the State of Missouri, the option to vote a straight ticket. Voters must complete the arrow beside the name of each candidate they wish to cast a vote for. Voters are not required to vote on every race and issue in order for their ballot to be counted. Every arrow completed will be counted even if some arrows are left unmarked.
Absentee Voting
Absentee ballots may be voted in the Office of the County Clerk until 4:30 p.m. The office is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Individuals may request absentee ballots by mail by contacting the office at 660-259-4315.
Election Day
August 7, 2012
The polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please exercise your right to vote.
Voter Registration Information
Registration Qualifications:
*18 Years of age by Election Day
*US Citizen
*Lafayette County Resident
Where to Register to Vote
Lafayette County residents can register to vote:
*At the County Clerk's Office
*At the City Hall in most of our county cities
*At any Department of Motor Vehicles office, or state agency providing a service to the public (WIC, Social Services, etc)
No person shall be entitled to vote
While confined under a sentence of imprisonment; While on probation or parole after the conviction of a felony; After conviction of a felony or misdemeanor connected with voting or the right of suffrage.
Absentee Voting
County residents who are not able to go to their polling place on Election Day may vote absentee beginning six weeks prior to an election.
Absentee voters must provide one of the following reasons for voting absentee:
*Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
*Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability, including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability;
*Religious belief or practice;
*Employment as an election authority, as a member of an election authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such voter's polling place;
*Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained.
Voters can request absentee ballots from the County Clerk's Office in person at the County Courthouse, 1001 Main, Lexington, MO, by fax, 660-259-6109, or by mail (if time allows) to the same address as above. After filling out the form, absentee ballot requests should be returned to the County Clerk's Office by fax or by mail (if time allows). Relatives within the first degree (parents and children) may complete an absentee ballot application, in person, on behalf of the voter who wishes to vote absentee.
To print a request form for an absentee ballot, click on the link below:
*Request for Missouri Absentee Ballot Form (PDF Document)
Mail-in or faxed absentee ballot requests must be received by the election authority no later than the 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to any election. Voters can vote by absentee in the office of the local election authority until 5:00 p.m. the night before the election.
Polling Locations
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Bates City First Baptist Church
200 E Highway Z
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Bates City, Ferguson School Rural
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Concordia, Community Building
802 S Gordon
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Concordia-Aullville, 1st, East Concordia,
2nd, West Concordia, 1st & 2nd Emma
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Alma, City Hall
205 S County Rd.
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1st, N Alma, 2nd, S Alma, East Davis,
1st Blackburn
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Odessa Dyer Park, Community Bldg.
601 W Main St.
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N Od 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and E Od
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Odessa New Horizon Presbyterian Church
4266 Highway 131
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S Odessa 1st, 2nd & 3rd and Lake Lafayette
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Mayview, Community Building
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All Mayview precincts
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Dover, Community Building
298 W Walnut
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All Dover precincts
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Napoleon, City Hall
104 S 2nd St.
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East West Napoleon
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Community Christan Center
710 Highway 224
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All Wellington precincts
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Waverly, City Hall
111 E Kelling Ave.
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1st, 2nd, E Waverly, W Waverly
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Corder, Corder Library
221 N Lafayette
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N, S Corder 1st & 2nd Wards
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Lexington, United Methodist Church
1211 S Highway 13
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All Lexington precincts
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Higginsville, American Legion Building
1001 W 22nd St.
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, W Davis, N Higg, Aull-Higg
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John Knox Village, Higginsville
1201 W 19th St.
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All John Knox Village
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2012 Election Calendar
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