Voting is one way we express ourselves as a community, as voters and Americans, but to exercise this basic right, we must be registered to vote.
Voter Information
Register to Vote
- Missouri residents - Register online.
- Kansas residents - Register online.
Voter Registration Qualifications:
- Missouri
- 17 ½ years of age to register, 18 years of age to vote
- A U.S. citizen
- A Missouri resident
- Kansas
- Registered 21 days prior to an election and be a resident of Kansas at time of registration.
- If you are 17 years old and will be 18 before the next election, you may apply to register to vote. You must be 18 years old to vote in an election.
- A U.S. citizen
- A Kansas resident
What to Bring on Election Day
Show one of the forms of acceptable identification and sign the poll book to obtain your ballot:
- A nonexpired Missouri driver or non-driver license;
- A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
- A nonexpired United States passport; or
- Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent general election.
- Driver's license or ID card issued by Kansas or another state
- U.S. Passport
- U.S. Military ID
- ID card issued by a Native American tribe
- Employee badge or ID issued by a government office
- Student ID card from an accredited postsecondary education institution in Kansas
- Concealed carry license issued by Kansas or another state
- Public assistance ID card issued by a government office
How to request a mail-in ballot
Missouri Residents
- Visit govotemissouri.com
- Click on the link "Request for Missouri Mail-In Ballot"
- Deadline to request a mail-in ballot:
Mail-in ballot applications must be completed and received by your local election authority. - Deadline to submit a Mail-in ballot:
Mail-in ballots must be signed and returned by mail. In order to be counted, mail-in ballots must be received by the election authority at or before the time fixed by law for the closing of the polls on Election Day. Free Notary Services (Missouri residents) for mail-in ballots: - Free Mail-in and Absentee Ballot Notary Information
Kansas Residents
- Visit sos.ks.gov
- Click on the link "Elections" and then "Election Forms" to download an Application for Advance Voting Ballot
- Deadline to request a mail-in/advance ballot:
Mail-in ballot applications must be completed and received by your local election authority. - Deadline to submit a mail-in/advance ballot:
Mail-in ballots must be returned by mail in the provided envelope, with the statement on the envelope signed and witnessed by a notary. In order to be counted, mail-in ballots must be received by the election authority.
Additional Resources
- Campus Vote Project
- Vote 411
- Fact Check (nonpartisan)
- Student Voting Guide
- iSideWith...
- Ballotpedia
- Missouri Secretary of State- Elections Page
- Jackson County Election Board
- Clay County Election Board
- Platte County Election Board
- Rock the Vote
Videos
Get Involved
Help promote Civic Engagement at your Campus!
- Christine Atkinson, Student Engagement Manager, MCC-Longview
- Richard Monroe, Student Engagement Manager, MCC-Blue River
- Kaitlyn Kelly, Student Engagement Manager, MCC-Maple Woods
- Tiffany Learned, Student Engagement Manager, MCC-Penn Valley
- Read the MCC Civic Action Plan (PDF)
Contact Your Local Elected Officials: Visit Rock the Vote to find and contact your elected officials.
Take Action on the Issues: Visit Rock the Vote Action Fund for more information.