How to Vote by Mail (Absentee)

Absentee Ballots Available for April 8, 2025, Municipal Election. Click here for more information

All registered voters in Daviess County who have previously proven their identity can vote by mail, also called absentee voting. You can ask to get your ballot in the mail for the next election if one of the following applies to you.

You expect to be unable to go to your assigned polling location on Election Day due to:

You are going to be absent from your home on Election day
You are incapacitated and/or confined to your home due to an illness or disease
You are a caregiver for someone who is incapacitated and/or confined due to illness or disability
Religious belief or practice
Employment as an election authority at a location other than your regular polling site
Incarceration, if you have retained all your voting qualifications
Participation in the address confidentiality program (Safe at Home)
Military or Overseas Citizen voter

Request a Ballot

You can request an absentee ballot for yourself, or have a family member request an absentee ballot for you by filling out an application. For the April 8, 2025, Municipal Election, you have until March 26, 2025, at 5 pm to turn in your application for a ballot to be mailed to you. You may vote in person at the County Clerk’s office until 5 pm on Monday, April 7, 2025.

Mail Us Your Ballot Application

Mail your completed application to:

Daviess County, MO Elections
102 North Main Street
Gallatin, MO 64640

Complete and Send in Your Ballot

We’ll send you an absentee ballot in the mail with a postage-paid return envelope. You have three options to return it for all elections:

Mail back the ballot so that it is received by 7:00 pm on Election Day (Military & Overseas Citizens have until noon on the Friday following the election)
Deliver it in person (or by a 2nd degree relative: spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandparent, grandchild, including parent & child in-laws) to the county election office by Election Day
Surrender it to any polling location on Election Day to be marked Spoiled. Then, you may vote a regular ballot in person.

Additional Resources

Election Calendar

Where to Vote in Person

What’s on the Ballot

Accessible Voting