County Clerk

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Crawford County, Missouri

CLERK/

VOTER REGISTRATION & ELECTIONS

Click here for the 2013 Missouri Election Schedule

Link to Missouri Secretary of State

Voter Registration Regulations and Options:

You must reside in Crawford County to be a registered voter of Crawford County.

Registration is available at the Clerk’s Office in the Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville. Click here for directions. Crawford County residents may also register at their local vehicle license office, at City Hall, or at the County Health Department. A valid ID is required to verify your name and current address. If you have recently changed your address, please notify us and we will update your registration and send you a new voter ID card. If your address has not been changed in our records by election day you will need to bring proof of residency, such as a utility bill, in order to vote.

The last day to register to vote for an election is the fourth Wednesday prior to the election date.

Absentee Voting:

You may apply for an absentee ballot in person or by phone if you are unable to go to the polls on election day. The first day you may apply is the sixth Tuesday prior to the election date (or within 14 days of certification of the election). This application must be signed and returned to our office by the Wednesday prior to the election date if we are mailing your ballot. Upon signing and returning your application, you will be given (or sent by mail) a ballot. Absentee ballots must be voted in our office by the Monday prior to the election, or received by mail on or before the day of the election.

Reasons for voting absentee include absence on election day, employed as an election authority, illness/disability, incapacitation/caregiver, incarceration, permanently disabled, or religious belief.

Permanent absentee applications are available for those meeting certain eligibility requirements.

Voting Locations:

There are seven polling places in Crawford County to accommodate our 18 precincts and 9 townships.

Steelville Community Building

101 Keysville St.

Steelville, MO 65565

For Meramec Township (North & South Precincts), Union Township (Cook Station & Keysville Precincts), Courtois Township (Gibbs & Huzzah Precincts), Liberty Township

(Liberty Precinct)

Bourbon Junior High School Gym

363 Jost St.

Bourbon, MO 65441

For Boone Township (Bourbon Precinct)

Cherryville First Baptist Church (Recreation Hall)

20123 Hwy 19

Cherryville, MO 65446

For Osage Township (Cherryville Precinct), Courtois Township (Cherryville Precinct)

Davisville American Legion Hall

194 Hwy V

Davisville, MO 65456

For Osage township (Davisville Precinct)

Recklein Auditorium

202 N Smith St.

Cuba, MO 65453

For Benton Township (North & South Precincts) Knobview Township (Blue Springs &

Fanning Precincts), Oak Hill Township (Delhi & Taylor Precincts)

Leasburg First Southern Baptist Church

1861 Hwy. H

Leasburg, MO 65535

For Liberty Township (Leasburg Precinct)

Sullivan Community Building

730 W Main St.

Sullivan, MO 63080

For Boone Township (Sullivan Precinct)

Election Candidacy:

The first day for filing a declaration of candidacy for an election is the sixteenth Tuesday prior to the election date. The final certification deadline for candidacy for any election is the eleventh Tuesday prior to the election date. You must file your candidacy with the County Clerk for county offices and at the entity if it is for a municipal election. For other candidacy information you may contact the Secretary of State by clicking here.

ATV PERMITS:

Please bring your driver’s license, registration or clear title, paid personal property tax receipt & proof of insurance. The cost is $10 per year.

NOTARY BONDS:

You will need to bring your bond and $5 for the Clerk fee.

LIQUOR LICENSES:

You must be registered with the state to apply for a County liquor license. For state license information click here. The Clerk requires a $5 fee per license in addition to the appropriate license fee.