Voter Registration Address or Name Change  

    To change your name or address in the voter registration lists, fill out the back of your current Voter Registration Card and mail it to the County Clerk's Office. A new voter identification card will be issued once the card is processed. Voters are allowed to vote at one election under the old name without changing their voter registration after notifying the election judges of the name change. 

    In order to update your registration to vote because of change of name or change of address fill out the following form and mail it to #1 Barton Square, Suite 301, Jackson, MO 63755:

Application for Voter Registration Change of Address/Name

    If you have moved to a different address within the same county, you are permitted to change your registration address on Election Day at your new polling place or the central polling location. It is recommended that you notify the County Clerk’s Office of  any address changes prior to Election Day in order to determine your assigned polling place. Address changes must be requested in writing. On the back of the yellow voter identification card, there is a place to change your address.

    In order to change your address if you move into Cape Girardeau County from another election jurisdiction in which you were previously registered, you will need to fill out a new voter registration application.

    If you moved before the deadline to register for an election, you must complete your new registration prior to the registration deadline in order to be eligible to vote a full ballot in Cape Girardeau County. If you moved after the registration deadline, you will be entitled to vote a limited ballot, containing only federal and statewide candidates and issues once you submit a completed voter registration application at the County Clerk’s Office in Jackson. People moving from one election jurisdiction Cape  Girardeau County prior to the registration deadline who fail to register to vote by the registration deadline will not be able to vote in that particular election. 

    If you moved to Missouri after the deadline to register for a presidential election, you are entitled to register and vote only a presidential and vice presidential ballot.