No-excuse absentee voting has officially begun for Missouri’s Aug. 6 primary

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For the next two weeks, Missouri voters can cast an absentee ballot in person at designated locations — and they no longer need an excuse to do it.

In 2022, state lawmakers passed legislation allowing no-excuse absentee voting during the two weeks before each election. For the Aug. 6 primary, that means up until the Monday before the election.

With traditional absentee voting, residents must apply for a ballot that arrives in the mail. Residents don’t have to apply to vote no-excuse absentee, it’s only available in person.

Absentee balloting is performed in the county clerk’s office on the third floor of the Texas County Administrative Center at 210 N. Grand Ave. in Houston. The telephone number is 417-967-2112.

You’ll need to bring a current Missouri driver’s license, a Missouri non-driver’s license, a military photo identification or a passport.

If you don’t have an acceptable ID, you can still cast a provisional ballot on Election Day, but not during early voting.

Sample ballots are available in the newspaper.

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