Adrian, Missouri Public Records

Missouri residents can register online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/govotemissouri, or submit a paper application to the Bates County Clerk. Registration must be received or postmarked by the fourth Wednesday before an election, which is 27 days prior. Voters need to provide either a Missouri driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. The city holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions typically in April of odd-numbered years. Candidates for city offices file with the Bates County Clerk during the designated period, usually running from December through January before the April election. The mayor and council members serve staggered terms, with elections filling expiring seats as they come due. Missouri does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Adrian voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). State-level contests will include all Missouri House of Representatives seats, which carry two-year terms, and potentially state Senate seats depending on district rotation, the county sits in Senate District 31. County-level races in 2026 will feature positions such as County Clerk, County Commissioners, Assessor, and other county offices depending on term expirations. The Sheriff serves a four-year term elected in presidential years, so that race will next appear in 2028. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the Missouri Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/pollingplacelookup or by contacting the Bates County Clerk directly. Missouri election records available to the public include voter registration lists, which can be purchased for lawful election purposes, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees searchable at www.mec.mo.gov, candidate filing information, precinct-level election results, and historical turnout data. The Missouri Secretary of State's website provides statewide election results and voter information. To request an absentee ballot in Missouri, voters may apply online, by mail, by fax, or in person at the Bates County Clerk's office. Applications are available at www.sos.mo.gov/elections or directly from the Bates County Clerk. Absentee voting is available for voters who will be absent on Election Day, have illness or disability, are election workers, or have religious beliefs preventing voting on Election Day. Mail-in absentee ballots must be returned by 7:00 PM on Election Day to be counted. Missouri also offers in-person early voting, called 'absentee voting in person,' beginning two weeks before Election Day at the Bates County Clerk's office.