Clay County Election Board

Election Day is tomorrow, 11/03/2020 Absentee voting at the Clay County Election Board is still an option for those that qualify, The Election Board Office and the Clay County Annex are open today 9am-1pm. The Election Board office is also open on Monday 11/02, 8am-5pm for absentee voters. On both Saturday and Monday as well as Election Day, our office offers curbside voting for those that have contracted COVID-19 or been who have been notified by the Clay County Health Depar...Continue reading

Sending a huge THANK YOU to Brynn Baymiller and Heather Baymiller for making a donation to Pizza to the Polls and offering free pizza to voters in line to vote absentee at the Clay County Election Board office!

COVID-19 UPDATE CURBSIDE VOTING INFORMATION If you have tested positive for COVID19 or have been exposed and are quarantining per the Clay County Health Department we have special curbside voting procedures to accommodate you at the Clay County Election Board Office, 100 W. Mississippi St., Liberty, MO 64068 10/2610/30 M-F, 8am 5pm... 10/31 Sat, 9am-1pm 11/02 Monday, 8am-5pm 11/03 Tuesday, 6am-7pm Please call our office on your arrival at 816-415-8683 and disclose that you need to vote curbside and you have contracted COVID-19 or have been quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19. You must provide the following: Your name, current address, DOB, phone number, make, model and color of your vehicle, and bring an acceptable form of ID to show Election Judges. Voters will be serviced on a first come first serve basis.

Understanding Election Security There are 116 election jurisdictions in Missouri, each with their own voting system. That means there is no single voting system or single point of access. Voting machines are not connected to the internet, so they can't be hacked from the internet.... Every single voting machine in Missouri is required to produce a paper audit trail. When absentee ballots are processed, they are counted by a bipartisan team. Voting machines are publicly tested both before and after election day. Once checked for accuracy, election equipment is locked and sealed to prohibit any tampering with the equipment on election day. All voting machines in Missouri are required to give the voter a second chance to ensure the ballot is marked correctly. Election results are audited by local election officials before any results are certified. In January of 2018, Missouri joined ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, to help maintain an accurate voter registration database. ERIC is a multistate partnership that uses a sophisticated and secure data-matching tool to improve the accuracy and efficiency of state voter registration systems. Through participation in ERIC, states can compare official data on eligible voterssuch as voter and motor vehicle registrations, U.S. Postal Service addresses, and Social Security death recordsto keep voter rolls more complete and up to date. ERIC is owned, managed, and funded by participating states and was formed in 2012 with assistance from The Pew Charitable Trusts. More than half of U.S. states participate in ERIC.

We are one week away! Clay County voters, make sure you are to prepared for Election Day.

10/21/2020 at 5:00pm was the deadline to request a ballot to be mailed to you. Applications are no longer being accepted. If you need to vote absentee, you may do so in person, the dates and times listed on our home page. www.claycoelections.com Absentee Ballots - Absentee ballot envelopes must be notarized unless you are voting absentee due to incapacity or confinement due to illness or you qualify to vote absentee because you have contracted or are in an at risk category f...or contracting or transmitting COVID-19. - Absentee ballots can be returned by mail or in person. We offer curbside return at our office. Mail-In Ballots - Mail-In ballots must be notarized. - Mail-In ballots must be returned by the USPS. PLEASE NOTE: The USPS strongly suggests placing your Absentee or Mail-In ballot in the mail for return by October 27, 2020 in order to ensure it is received at the Election Office by 7 p.m. on Election Day. NOTARY INFORMATION The Missouri Secretary of State offers a list of Missouri Notaries that will notarize ballots for free, they are in alphabetical order by county. https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/MailinNotary Mid-Continent Public Library has 10 locations with notary services for ballots through Election Day. Reservations are recommended, but walk-ins will be served as they are able. See the following link for details. https://www.mymcpl.org/services/voter-services IF you do not receive your Absentee or Mail-In ballot by Election Day GO TO THE POLLS - IF you received a ballot in the mail but decide you would rather vote in person or you make a mistake on the ballot that was mailed. Take the ballot with you to your polling location on Election Day. You will surrender that ballot; the Election Judges will spoil the ballot and you will be issued a new ballot. It is too late to reissue a ballot through the mail. Clay County has no online system to track ballots at this time, we are considering pursuing this option in the future. For now, if you have questions if your ballot was received please call the office or send an email to [email protected] Excluding Military and Overseas voters, ALL Absentee and Mail-In ballots must be returned to the Clay County Election Board by 7pm on Election Day.

We are now accepting absentee ballots curbside.

Know your voting rights, make a plan for voting on November 3rd! 115.639. Three hours off work to voteinterference by employer a class four offense. 1. Any person entitled to vote at any election held within this state shall, on the day of such election, be entitled to absent himself from any services or employment in which he is then engaged or employed, for a period of three hours between the time of opening and the time of closing the polls for the purpose of voting, and... any such absence for such purpose shall not be reason for the discharge of or the threat to discharge any such person from such services or employment; and such employee, if he votes, shall not, because of so absenting himself, be liable to any penalty or discipline, nor shall any deduction be made on account of such absence from his usual salary or wages; provided, however, that request shall be made for such leave of absence prior to the day of election, and provided further, that this section shall not apply to a voter on the day of election if there are three successive hours while the polls are open in which he is not in the service of his employer. The employer may specify any three hours between the time of opening and the time of closing the polls during which such employee may absent himself. 2. Any employer violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a class four election offense See more

UPCOMING DEADLINE, ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Use the link below to download an application form. All applications for Absentee and Mail-In ballots to be mailed to you must be received in our office by 5pm on 10/21/2020. https://www.claycoelections.com//2020_General_Fillable_Bal

There have been many polling place changes this year as we have had to make adjustments for population changes to help reduce lines at the polls and as the result of holding elections with COVID-19 restrictions. Our office is sending out notices next week to voters that have been affected by the most recent changes, please watch for the Official Election Mail logo on the notice so you know that it is from our office. Below is a list of all changes to polling locations for th...e upcoming election. Voters that don't know their precinct name can find it on their voter ID card or can use this link, https://s1.sos.mo.gov/elections/voterlookup/. NEW POLLING PLACES FOR NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION: 21 Gallatin 1 OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL, 825 NE 79th Ter., KCMO (Previously at Gashland Elementary, previously at Highland Community of Christ Church) 21 Gallatin 5 EAGLE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH 5600 N Brighton, KCMO (Previously at St. Luke Presbyterian Church) 21 Chouteau 12 LIFE.CHURCH NORTHLAND 7206 N Corrington Ave, KCMO (Previously at Eagle Heights, previously at Maple Woods Campus Center) 21 Chouteau 19 MID-CONTINENT LIBRARY-CLAYCOMO BRANCH, 306 NE 69 Hwy, Claycomo, 64119 (Previously at Eagle Heights) Gallatin 14 ANTIOCH BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 800 NE 72nd St. Gladstone 64118 (Previously at Englewood Vista) Gallatin 15 LIFE.CHURCH NORTHLAND 7206 N Corrington Ave, KCMO (Previously at Metro Baptist Church) In addition, the VOTE CENTER located at MAPLE WOODS CAMPUS CENTER 2601 NE Barry Rd. KCMO 64156, will be available to all Clay County Voters on Election Day.

Mid-Continent Public Library has 10 locations with notary services for ballots through Election Day. Reservations are recommended, but walk-ins will be served as they are able. See the following link for details. https://www.mymcpl.org/services/voter-services