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 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

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:

1. Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
2. 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;
3. Religious belief or practice;
4. 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;
5. 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.

Additional information for military and overseas voters may be found at the Secretary of State's website.

Interested in being a Pollworker?

We are always interested in finding people who would like to work the polls. If you would like to become a poll worker or if you have questions you would like to ask in regard to being a poll worker please contact the County Clerk by email or telephone 660-259-4315.

 

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2008 Missouri Election Calendar

 

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 Feb. 5, 2008      Election Results                             
                            
                               

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 April 8, 2008    General Municipal Election - Last Day to Register to Vote:  Mar. 12, 2008

 

                              First Day for Candidate Filing - December 18, 2007

                              Last Day for Candidate Filing - January 22, 2008

                              Final Certification Date - January 29, 2008

 

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Aug. 5, 2008      Primary Election - Last Day to Register to Vote:  July 9, 2008

 

                             First Day for Candidate Filing - February 26, 2008

                             Last Day for Candidate Filing - March 25, 2008

                             Final Certification Date - May 27, 2008

 

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Nov. 4, 2008      General Election - Last Day to Register to Vote:  October 8, 2008

 

                             First Day for Candidate Filing - July 15, 2008

                             Last Day for Candidate Filing - August 19, 2008

                             Final Certification Date - August 26, 2008

 

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The final date for new party and independent candidates to submit their petitions to the Secretary of State is 5:00 p.m., July 28, 2008.  Independent candidates for county offices and those wishing to form a new party within a county must submit their petition to the local election authority (county clerk or election board) by 5:00 p.m., July 28, 2008. (115.329.1 RSMo 2000)

 

 Statutory References (RSMo)

Official Election Day       115.121, 115.123, 115.775                                                                             

Style of Election             115.121, 115.123                                                                                             

Last Day to Register        115.135.1                                                                                                        

First Day to File               115.127.5, 115.329.1, 115.349.2, 115.761                                                     

Last Day to File               115.127.5, 115.329.1, 115.349.1                                                                  

Final Certification Date   115.125, 115.387, 115.401, 116.240