Voting absentee in Missouri, or early in Kansas? Here’s how, when, and where

Missouri does not offer early voting, but registered voters can cast absentee ballots if they have a valid reason.

You can vote absentee if you 1) will be absent from your voting jurisdiction on Election Day; 2) are incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability, or caring for an incapacitated person; 3) are restricted by religious belief or practice; 4) work for an election authority; or 5) are incarcerated but still eligible to vote.

Locations for in-person absentee voting:

Kansas City: You can cast an absentee ballot at Union Station from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. You can also vote absentee in person Monday.

Kansas City also offers three satellite locations for in-person absentee ballots. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

Locations: Center High School, 87th and Holmes; Brush Creek Community Center, 3801 Brush Creek/Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd.; Hillcrest Community Center, 10401 Hillcrest Road.

Jackson County: You can vote absentee in person from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the main office, 204 N. Liberty in Independence. You can also vote Saturday at the same location between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Clay County: Absentee ballots are available to be voted in the Election Board Office, 100 W. Mississippi in Liberty, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday and Monday. The Clay County Annex will also offer absentee voting; call the office for hours. Both locations will offer absentee voting Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Platte County: Vote absentee between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday at the Election Board Office, 2600 N.W. Prairie View Road in Platte City. Absentee voters can also cast ballots from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Kansas has early voting — you don’t need an excuse. The deadline in Johnson County for applying for an early voting ballot by mail is 5 p.m. Friday; you can mail in or hand-deliver the early ballots.

Johnson County: There are six early voting locations. All are open between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, except for the Johnson County Election Office which opens at 8 a.m. All locations are open between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Only the Election Office will be open Monday, between 8 a.m. and noon.

▪ Hilltop Campus Blue Valley, 7700 W. 143rd St., Overland Park

▪ Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park

▪ Johnson County Election Office, 2101 E. Kansas City Road, Olathe

▪ Johnson County Northeast Offices, 6000 Lamar, Mission

▪ Johnson County Sunset Office Building, 11811 S. Sunset Drive, Olathe

▪ Okun Fieldhouse, 20200 Johnson Drive, Shawnee

Wyandotte County: You can cast an early ballot at three locations. The Election Office, 850 State Ave., is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to noon Monday.

The other two offices are open between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, and are closed Monday. They are:

▪ Transit Meeting Room, 849b N. 47th St., Kansas City, Kan.

▪ Eisenhower Recreation Center, 2901 N. 72nd St. Kansas City, Kan.

This story was originally published November 3, 2016 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Voting absentee in Missouri, or early in Kansas? Here’s how, when, and where."