Absentee Request Information
To complete the Absentee Ballot Request Form, you can print a blank form and fill it out and return it to our office, or you can complete the fillable parts of the form, then print the form. The voter's original signature is required on the form prior to returning it to our office. Applicants must enter the name field, select the appropriate election, enter the voter's residential address, city, state, and zip. If you are requesting the ballot be mailed to you at an address different than your residential address, you must also complete the mailing address fields. Voters must also include the last 4 digits of their SSN, their DOB, and a contact phone number. All applications must mark a reason they are applying to vote absentee and the form must be signed by the applicant. There is a field for a voter with a disability who is unable to sign their own name to make a mark.
Absentee ballots can be returned by mail or in person. They must be notarized unless you are voting absentee due to incapacity or confinement due to illness, are a caretaker, or are a military voter.
PLEASE NOTE: For ballots returned by mail, the USPS strongly suggests placing your Absentee application in the mail as soon as possible in order to ensure it is received at the Election Office by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots returned in person must be returned by the voter themself or by a relative of the 2nd degree.
How to Submit Your Absentee Ballot Application Online
Follow these three steps to submit your application via email. Please note that Missouri law requires an original, physical signature—digital or typed signatures cannot be accepted.
- Download & Fill: Click the button below to open the fillable PDF application. Type your information into the required fields on your device.
- Print & Sign: Print the completed form out and sign your name with a physical pen on the signature line.
- 📸 Use Your Phone to Email: You do not need a scanner! Simply lay the signed page flat on a table in a well-lit room, snap a clear photo of the entire page with your smartphone, and email that photo as an attachment to absentee@voteclaycountymo.gov.
