No excuse in-person absentee voting for Missouri Primary Election begins Tuesday

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller is reminding registered voters that no-excuse in-person absentee voting in the county will begin on Tuesday, July 23 until the day before the General Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Absentee voting will be available at the Greene County Elections Center at 1126 N. Boonville Ave. Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Library Center at 4653 S Campbell Ave. in Springfield will also host absentee voting Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To vote in-person absentee, voters must have one of the following forms for identification:

• A nonexpired Missouri driver or non-driver license;
• A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
• A nonexpired United States passport;
• Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired
  or expired after the date of the most recent general election.

If voting absentee by mail or before Tuesday, July 23, voters must state one of the following reasons:

• 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 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
• Religious belief or practice
• Employment as an election authority or by an election authority at a location other than such
  voter’s polling place, a first responder, a health care worker, or a member of law enforcement;
• Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained;
• Certified participation in the address confidentiality program established under RSMo 589.660 to 589.681 due to safety concerns.

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