Missourians who changed their mailing address on driver and non-driver licenses with the Missouri Department of Revenue between August 1, 2017, and September 26, 2018 may still need to change their voter registration before October 10 in order to vote in the November 6 election.
A federal judge found that the Missouri Department of Revenue violated the National Voter Registration Act by not providing all Missourians who changed their mailing address on driver or non-driver licenses an opportunity to also change their voter registration.
Around August 1, 2017, the department revised its change of address process, effectively eliminating the step through which customers could update their address with the secretary of state’s office or local election authority.
To assist the department in complying with the judge’s order, the Missouri secretary of state’s office mailed 22,404 notices, which included a voter registration application, to Missourians who changed their mailing address while the department was in error.
If individuals used the department’s driver or non-driver license change of address procedure online or on Form 4160, they will receive a notification with instructions to check their voter registration information or register to vote.
The deadline for registering to vote in the November 6 General Election is October 10. Mail-in voter registration applications must be postmarked by October 10. You may also access a voter registration application at https://tinyurl.com/MO-register-vote.
