Absentee Voter Information

Registered Missouri voters who expect to be prevented from going to their polling place on Election Day may vote an absentee ballot either in-person or by mail beginning six (6) weeks prior to an election.

For absentee ballot application request visit the Secretary of State Office website or contact the County Clerk at 636-456-3331

Reasons for Voting Absentee
By law, 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 and resides at the same address;
Religious belief or practice;
Employment as an election authority, by an election authority at a location other than such voter’s polling place, as a first responder, as a health care worker, or as a member of law enforcement;
Incarceration, although you have retained all the necessary qualifications for voting
Certified participation in the address confidentiality program established under sections 589.660 to 589.681 RSMo. because of safety concerns.

In-Person Absentee Voting or No Excuse Voting
Voters can cast an absentee ballot at the Office of the County Clerk located:
County Administration Building
101 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 302
Warrenton, MO 63383

Office Hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (open through the lunch hour)
2nd Wednesday prior to the election until 5:00 p.m.
Saturday immediately preceding Election Day 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Monday prior to the election until 5:00 p.m. – Last Day to Vote Absentee In-Person

By Mail Absentee Voting
Voters can request a ballot to be mailed to them by completing the Request for Absentee Ballot form below. The request will be processed and a ballot will be mailed at the request of the voter. A return envelope and directions for voting the ballot are provided.

A signature is required on an absentee ballot request, by law.

(Military and/or Overseas voters may request and receive an absentee ballot online by logging in to the Military and Overseas Voting Access Portal or by email by submitting a Federal Post Card Application to the County Clerk’s Office.)

Send Absentee Ballot Request forms to:
By Mail: Warren County Clerk’s Office
101 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 302
Warrenton, MO 63383
By Fax: (636) 456-1801

Email: Contact the office at (636)456-3331 for an email address
Relatives within the second degree (spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew) may complete an absentee ballot application, in person, on behalf of the voter who wishes to vote absentee.

Requests for absentee ballots to be mailed must be received in the Office of the County Clerk by 5:00 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday immediately preceding an election.

Permanently Disabled List
Any voter with a permanent disability can request to be placed on the permanent disabled list. Upon returning a completed application, the voter will automatically receive, in the mail, an application prior to each election in which they are eligible to vote. If the voter decides they wish to vote in that election, they sign the application and send back to the election authority. After receipt of the signed application, the voter will be mailed an absentee ballot. Voters on this list remain on this list until they ask to be removed, become disqualified, or no longer reside at the address of registration.

Request to be on Permanently Disabled Absentee List

Hospital Voting, Care Facility Voting, Skilled Nursing Facility Voting
If a registered voter becomes confined due to illness or injury after 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday immediately preceding an election, you may contact our office and arrange for a team of bipartisan Election Judges to deliver an absentee ballot to the hospital, care facility, or skilled nursing facility where the voter is located.

Other Important Information
When voting absentee by mail, the ballot return envelope must be notarized before returning it to the Election Authority except under the following circumstances:

If you are incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability or you are caring for a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability and resides at the same address;
Residing outside the boundaries of the United States; or
On active duty with the armed forces of the United States or members of their immediate family living with them.

Mailed absentee ballots shall be returned in the ballot envelope provided and shall only be returned by mail, by the voter in person, in person by a relative within the second degree by blood or marriage, or registered carrier. Voted absentee ballots must be received in the Office of the County Clerk by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Note: Voters requesting an absentee ballot by mail who have registered by mail and have not voted in person are required to submit a copy of their personal identification unless they provided a copy with their registration application.

Examples of acceptable identification are:

Non-Expired Missouri Driver License
Non-Expired Missouri Non-Driver License
Non-Expired U.S. Passport
Non-Expired Military ID OR Veteran’s ID Card
Another Photo ID issued by the United States or State of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent General Election

Clerk and Election Authority

Absentee Voter Information