No-excuse in-person absentee voting begins in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the primary time, Missourians have the choice to vote absentee with out an excuse earlier than Election Day. The state launches the brand new format Tuesday.

Inside the limits of Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, in Jackson County, voters can go to a few places to vote:

• Union Station Decrease Stage B, suite 610 starting at 8 a.m.
• The Entire Individual, 3710 Important St. starting at 10 a.m.
• United Believers Group Church, 5600 East 112th Terrace, starting at 10 a.m.

Outdoors of the Kansas Metropolis limits inside Jackson County, voters can head to 110 North Liberty Avenue in Independence.

In Platte County, absentee voting takes place on the election board headquarters: 2600 NW Prairie View Highway in Platte Metropolis.

Voters in Clay County ought to go to the election board at 100 W. Mississippi St. in Liberty or the County Annex at 1901 NE forty eighth St. in Kansas Metropolis, to vote absentee.

Historically, to vote absentee Missouri voters wanted an excuse, like being out of city on Election Day. Now, Missouri provides 4 weeks of excuse-based absentee voting adopted by two weeks of no-excuse absentee voting forward of Election Day.

The KC Election Board expects between 3,000 and 5,000 folks to vote forward of Nov. 8 with this new choice.

“The good factor about folks voting early is it takes the strain off our polls on Election Day. The extra individuals who vote early, the calmer the ambiance on the polling place; it makes everyone’s day go a little bit higher,” defined Shawn Kieffer, a director of elections in Kansas Metropolis.

One other new voting regulation in Missouri this election adjustments identification necessities to vote. Voters should now current an image ID. If voters don’t have a qualifying identification, they’ll forged a provisional poll, which may take longer than finishing a conventional poll.

The League of Ladies Voters in Kansas Metropolis is worried this modification could create lengthy traces on Election Day, so it’s encouraging folks to reap the benefits of the brand new no-excuse, in-person absentee voting choice.

“If we take ourselves out of line on Election Day, then it is going to make the method of voting simpler for individuals who are solely in a position to go on Election Day or who perhaps don’t find out about this early voting alternative,” defined Anne Calvert, president of the League of Ladies Voters KC.

Discover out extra about voting utilizing KSHB 41 Information’ election information.