Absentee Voting


Absentee Voting in Person:

Office Hours for Absentee Voting:

Monday - Friday, through Monday, April 1:  8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday, March 23 and March 30:  8:30 am to 12:30 pm

  • Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (we do not close for lunch) 
  • I.D. needed to vote (choose one from list) - Click Here to display list of I.D. requirements 

    For more information, contact : 
          JCEB Offices     - 215 N. Liberty, Independence, MO 64050
          [816] 325-4600

Absentee Voting by Mail:   

Overseas Citizens and Military - click HERE for special instructions.

All Others:

  • In order to receive an absentee ballot by mail you MUST send in a written request.  Exceptions: 

    • A parent may request a ballot be mailed to their child or vice versa but the request is required to be made in person at our office
    • A person may request a ballot be mailed to their spouse but the request is required to be made in person at our office
    •  Requests for an absentee ballot by mail must be received in our office no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday prior to the election in order to mail out a ballot.

Requests for the April 2, 2013 General Election must be received on or before Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

If a request for absentee ballot is received after 5:00 pm on the Wednesday prior to the election, regardless of when it was mailed, a ballot will NOT be forth coming. 

  • Click HERE to print the Application for Absentee Ballot.  The following items must be on your written request in order to receive a ballot by mail.
    • Printed Name as Registered
    • Registered Address
    • Mailing Address (If different)
    • Reason for needing an Absentee Ballot
    • Phone Number, Birth Date, and last 4 digits of Social Security #
    • Signature (It must be signed)
    • Once you receive and vote your ballot it will need to be notarized before you mail it back in order for it to be counted.


General Information

Missouri does NOT have Early Voting - only Absentee Voting is permitted

Absentee Voting begins on the sixth Tuesday prior to the day of the election

 

Absentee Voting Eligibility

Eligibility in our jurisdiction:

Resident of Jackson County outside the corporate limits of the city of Kansas City.

You MUST have one of the following reasons for voting absentee:  

  • Absence from your voting jurisdiction on election day
  • You are incapacitated due to illness, injury or physical disability or you assist someone with illness, injury or disability
  • Religious belief or practice
  • Employment by an election authority
  • Incarceration

Note:  Kansas City residents go to: www.kceb.org for information.