KANSAS CITY - Excused absentee voting in Missouri began last month, and today, no-excuse-needed absentee (early) voting begins.
In order to receive a ballot, registered voters need to go in person to their polling places. Unlike excused absentee voting, no-excuse absentee voting does not require voters to say why they cannot make it to the polls on Election Day.
For the first time this year, the Jackson County Election Board will open two satellite locations, making it more convenient for voters in the eastern part of the county. In the city of Kansas City, voters have six different advance voting locations to choose from.
Missouri state law requires all election offices to open for four hours on the Saturday before Election Day. Unexcused absentee voters are not allowed to cast provisional ballots if they are unable to verify their registration.
Meantime, across the state line in Johnson County, Kansas, early voting started Saturday, with more than 14,000 casting a ballot on that first day. Johnson County voters have 18 locations where they can vote early.
In 2020, more than 350,000 ballots were cast in Johnson County.
