Absentee voters in Missouri can start casting their ballots in-person. Here’s how

Missouri absentee voters can cast their presidential election ballots in-person starting Tuesday.

To qualify for absentee voting, you must meet one of the following criteria:

• You will be out of the county on Election Day
• You are either incapacitated or confined “due to illness or physical disability” or you are the primary caregiver of someone who is
• Your religious beliefs prevent you from voting on Election Day
• You are an election worker
• You are incarcerated but still eligible to vote
• You participate in Missouri’s address confidentiality program

This year, any voter who is at risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 is also eligible to vote absentee.

Qualified absentee voters, including anyone 65 or older, can vote in-person without requesting a ballot or getting it notarized

In-person absentee voting runs through Nov. 2.

Most in-person absentee voting will take place at local election authority offices. Kansas City voters can cast absentee ballots at Union Station’s Innovation Center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Voters must bring proof of identification, as they would if they were voting on Election Day.

The deadline to request an absentee or mail-in ballot by mail, email or fax is Oct. 21.

All mail-in voters must get their ballots notarized. The notary requirement is waived for certain absentee voters, including those who are confined due to illness or disability and those who are at-risk for contracting COVID-19.

Qualified absentee voters, including anyone 65 or older, can vote in-person without requesting a ballot or getting it notarized

This story was originally published September 22, 2020 at 7:59 AM.