PUBLIC NOTICE
ABSENTEE VOTING
HAS BEGUN FOR THE
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
CITY OF ELDON
SPECIAL ELECTION
Persons eligible to vote absentee – Any registered voter of Miller County may vote by absentee ballot if he expects to be prevented from going to the polls to vote on Election Day due to:
(1) Absence on election day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
(2) 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;
(3) Religious belief or practice;
(4) Employment as:
(a) An election authority, as a member of an election authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such voter's polling place;
(b) A first responder;
(c) A health care worker; or
(d) A member of law enforcement;
(5) Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained;
(6) Certified participation in the address confidentiality program established under sections 589.660 to 589.681 because of safety concerns.
Application for an absentee ballot may be made by an applicant in person or by mail, or for the applicant, in person, by his guardian or relative within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity at the County Clerk’s office. Closing day for receiving applications by mail or from guardian or relative in person for the applicant is 5:00 P.M., October 25, 2023. Closing day for receiving applications in person at the County Clerk’s office is 5:00 P.M., November 6, 2023.
Absentee ballots may be mailed or hand carried from the County Clerk’s office by the person voting the absentee or by an absentee team selected by the election authority. Absentee ballots will only be accepted by the election authority when they are hand carried to the County Clerk’s office by the person voting the ballot, the U.S. Postal Service or by a team of deputy election authorities appointed by the County Clerk.
All absentee ballots must be notarized except for any resident of the state of Missouri who resides outsides the boundaries of the United States or who is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States or members of their immediate family living with them or persons who have declared themselves to be permanently disabled pursuant to section 115.284, otherwise entitled to vote, shall not be required to obtain a notary seal or signature on his or her absentee ballot.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or section 115.291 to the contrary, the subscription, signature and seal of a notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths that shall not be required on any ballot, ballot envelope, or statement required by this section if the reason for the voter voting absentee is due to illness or physical disability.
Published Sept. 28, 2023
