Cascade, Missouri Public Records

Missouri residents, including those in the area, can register to vote online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register. Registration deadlines require completion by the fourth Wednesday prior to any election. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Missouri residents, at least 17.5 years old (18 to vote), and provide a valid Missouri driver's license or state ID number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Missouri offers same-day registration during early voting periods at local election authorities. Since Cascade is unincorporated, there are no municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote in Wayne County elections for county-level offices including County Commissioners, Sheriff, Assessor, Collector, Clerk, Prosecutor, and other county positions. These elections typically occur during the November general election in even-numbered years, with primary elections held in August. Local voters can find their assigned polling location by visiting the Missouri Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/pollingplacelookup or by contacting the Wayne County Clerk. Polling places are assigned based on voter registration address and precinct boundaries. In Missouri, several categories of election records are public, including voter registration lists (available for purchase from election authorities for election related purposes), campaign finance reports (searchable at https://mec.mo.gov/), candidate filings, and precinct-level election results. These records are accessible through the Missouri Secretary of State's Elections Division and local county clerk offices. Missouri will not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Cascade voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections).S. Representative for Missouri's 8th Congressional District, all Missouri State House of Representatives seats (including the district covering Wayne County), and various county offices depending on term schedules, including potential races for County Commissioner, Sheriff, and other county positions. Voters should check with the Wayne County Clerk closer to the election for specific local races and ballot measures. Missouri offers absentee voting for registered voters. Absentee ballot applications can be requested from the Wayne County Clerk and must include a notarized signature or statement of excuse. Excuses include absence on election day, incapacity or confinement due to illness, religious belief or practice, employment as an election authority, incarceration (if still eligible to vote), or certified participation in an address confidentiality program. Absentee ballots must be returned by mail or in person by 7:00 PM on election day.