Voters in Missouri will face a long ballot on November 6 with a number of complex ballot initiatives (including not one or two but three measures that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana).
For this reason, the St. Louis County Board of Elections is offering voters the opportunity to view the sample ballot for their precinct well before Election Day. Simply visit www.stlouisco.com/yourgovernment/elections and click on “Sample Ballot.” After agreeing to the terms, voters will enter their address, and on the pop-up screen the voter can click on their sample ballot, view their polling place name, and find it on the map.
The City of St. Louis election board, which has a far simpler task than the county board, already offers a sample ballot for each election online. For November 6, visit tinyurl.com/STL-sample-ballot.
All registered voters will receive a white “notice of election” card in the mail, which also includes a sample ballot, approximately one week before Election Day. Election commissioners suggest voters mark the sample ballot they receive in the mail or the sample ballot they print from the website with their intended selections, so they can use it as a guide while voting.
The Missouri Secretary of State also offers the chance to preview candidates and issues for most voting precincts at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov. Your local election authority also should have a sample ballot to preview in the office.
