Obtaining Voter Registration Applications
Any individual or organization conducting voter registration drives may obtain and use uniform, pre-printed state applications. These applications can be obtained through your local county clerk/election authority. The request must be in writing and include the requester’s name, address, and telephone number.
Contact the Cape Girardeau County Clerk’s Office for applications.
Requests for a large number of applications should be made through the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office.
Handling Applications
Missouri law prohibits any person who agrees or offers to submit a voter registration application for another person from knowingly destroying, defacing, or concealing such voter registration applications.
Training Requirement
Missouri law does not require training for registration drives. Please contact the Cape Girardeau County Clerk’s Office or Missouri Secretary of State’s Office if you have any questions.
Registration Requirements of Voter Registration Solicitors
Any voter registration solicitor with more than ten(10) registration applications within an election cycle(2 years) must register with the Secretary of State’s office.*
Any registration solicitor must be at least eighteen years of age and registered to vote in the state of Missouri. (Section 115.205.1 RSMo.)
*Litigation pending for this portion of the 08/28/22 law change*
Compensation Restrictions
It is against the law to pay or compensate any person for registering voters unless paid or compensated by a goverment entity.*
More information about these laws can be found in Chapter 115 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.
*Litigation pending for this portion of the 08/28/22 law change*
Online Look-Up and Registration
Confirm Your Voter Registration
Register to Vote or Update Your Registration Online
For more information, contact:
Office of the County Clerk
(573) 243-3547 or voting@capecounty.us
Missouri Secretary of State
(573) 526-3242 or elections@sos.mo.gov
This Guide was prepared by County Clerk staff who are not licensed to practice law in Missouri and the County Clerk’s Office intends that the information contained herein is only used as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Missouri legal professional.