Butterfield, Missouri Public Records

The Butterfield Police Department is responsible for law enforcement within the city limits. The department's records, including incident reports, arrest logs, and traffic citations, are maintained by the agency and can be requested through a public records request. The Barry County Sheriff's Office also serves the broader county area, including Butterfield, and maintains additional law enforcement records.

Butterfield residents participate in elections administered by the Barry County Clerk's Office, located at 102 West Street, Cassville, MO 65625, phone (417) 847-4917, website: www.barrycounty.net. The County Clerk serves as the election authority for Barry County, managing voter registration, ballot preparation, polling place operations, and election results certification. Missouri residents can register to vote online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register, with registration deadlines typically the fourth Wednesday prior to any election. Voters must provide a Missouri driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Missouri requires voters to present photo identification at polling places, including a driver's license, military ID, passport, or other government-issued photo ID. Because Butterfield is an unincorporated community, there are no municipal elections for mayor or city council; residents vote in county, state, and federal elections only. Barry County holds elections for county offices including County Commissioners, Sheriff, Assessor, Collector, Treasurer, Recorder, Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, Coroner, and Public Administrator on regular cycles. Butterfield voters can locate their assigned polling place by using the polling place lookup tool on the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/PRD/VoterOutreach/VOSearch.aspx, or by contacting the Barry County Clerk. In the November 2024 presidential election, Barry County reported voter turnout of approximately 58%, with over 10,000 ballots cast from the county's roughly 17,500 registered voters, reflecting strong rural engagement typical of presidential cycles. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, Butterfield and Barry County voters will decide several significant races: no U.S. Senate seat from Missouri is scheduled for election in 2026 (Missouri's Senate seats are up in 2024 and 2028), but voters will elect a full slate of Missouri House of Representatives members from District 156 which includes Barry County, along with county offices such as Sheriff, Assessor, County Clerk, and other positions on the regular rotation. Missouri voters will not elect a Governor in 2026, as the gubernatorial election was held in 2024 (next in 2028). Public election records in Missouri include voter registration lists available for purchase for legitimate purposes, campaign finance reports accessible through the Missouri Ethics Commission at https://mec.mo.gov, candidate filing information maintained by the County Clerk and Secretary of State, and precinct-level election results published after each election on the Secretary of State's website. Missouri offers absentee voting for voters who are unable to vote in person due to absence from the jurisdiction, incapacity or confinement due to illness, religious belief or practice, employment as an election authority, or incarceration. Absentee ballot applications can be requested from the Barry County Clerk's office and must be submitted by the second Wednesday prior to the election; notarization is required for most absentee ballots unless the voter qualifies for specific exemptions.