Voting in Missouri for Truman Students
To register to vote in Missouri students must be:
- a US Citizen
- a resident of the state, or attending a college or university in Missouri (students may not register to vote in both your home state and Missouri)
- 17 ½ years of age to register and 18 years of age by election day registered to vote on or before Oct. 9 to vote in the Nov. 5 election
Students have different options on how to vote:
- Students may register to vote in Adair County (the county where Truman located) and vote in person at their local polling precinct on election day.
- Students may request an absentee ballot in their registered county. Registration for an absentee ballot is usually open six weeks before election day. Ballots are due back to the county clerk’s office before the election. Absentee ballots in Missouri require notary service. There are notaries on campus to assist students in the Business Office in McClain Hall and in the Department of Public Safety in the General Services Building. A picture ID is required for notary service.
- Students may vote absentee in person in their registered county at the county clerk’s office up to 5 p.m. the night before the election. This is for voters who will not be able to vote in person at their regular precinct the day of the election.
