Deadline approaching to get absentee ballot in Missouri

Sunday, October 28, 2012

The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail or fax for the Nov. 6 general election is Wednesday, according to a news release sent Friday by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan's office. To receive an absentee ballot by mail, eligible voters must complete an absentee ballot application online at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/docs/absentee.pdf and mail or fax it to their local election authority. In Cape Girardeau County, the local election authority is located at the Cape Girardeau County Clerk's Office, 1 Barton Square, Jackson. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday. First-time voters must provide a copy of their personal identification. Cape Girardeau County voters may vote absentee in person until 5 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the county clerk's office. Absentee ballots must be received by the county clerk's office no later than 7 p.m. on Nov. 6.

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