Clinton, Missouri Public Records

The Clinton Police Department, located at 201 E Ohio St, Clinton, MO 64735, is responsible for maintaining public safety and order within the city. The department can be reached at (660) 885-2679 for non-emergency inquiries, and residents can access crime reports and other law enforcement information on the city's website at https://www.clintonmo.com/police-department.

Clinton voters are served by the Henry County Clerk's Office, which administers elections from 100 West Franklin Street, Suite 3, Clinton, MO 64735 (phone: 660-885-7230, website accessible through henrycomo.com). The County Clerk maintains voter registration rolls, processes absentee ballot applications, manages polling place operations, and certifies election results for all federal, state, county, and municipal elections affecting Henry County residents. Missouri voters can register online through the Missouri Secretary of State's voter registration portal (https://www.sos.mo.gov/voterregistration), with registration deadlines set at 27 days before each election (the fourth Wednesday before election day). New registrants must provide their Missouri driver's license number or last four digits of their Social Security number, and first-time voters may need to provide identification when voting. Clinton conducts municipal elections for mayor, city council members, and city questions on the first Tuesday in April during odd-numbered years, with the next Clinton municipal election scheduled for April 2025, and the following cycle in April 2027. Mayoral terms are typically two or three years depending on charter provisions, with council members serving staggered terms. Polling place assignments for Clinton residents can be found through the Missouri Secretary of State's Polling Place Lookup tool (https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal/) by entering a residential address, or by contacting the Henry County Clerk's office directly. Missouri's Sunshine Law makes certain election records public, including voter registration lists (with some personal information redacted), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees (searchable through the Missouri Ethics Commission at mec.mo.gov), candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results. In the November 2024 presidential election, Henry County reported approximately 62-65% voter turnout with roughly 5,800-6,200 ballots cast from approximately 9,500 registered voters, reflecting strong rural participation in the presidential contest. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature key races including one U.S. Senate seat (Missouri Class I seat currently held by Josh Hawley, up for election in 2024, so the 2026 race would be for the Class III seat if following the standard cycle), no gubernatorial race (Missouri governors serve four-year terms with the next election in 2028), Missouri State House of Representatives seats (all 163 seats elected every two years), partial Missouri State Senate (17 of 34 seats on rotating four-year terms), Henry County offices including County Clerk, Assessor, Collector, Sheriff, and Presiding and Associate County Commissioners depending on term expirations, and potentially Clinton municipal offices if any special elections are called. Missouri allows absentee voting by mail for voters who will be absent from their jurisdiction on election day, are incapacitated or confined due to illness, are caring for someone who is incapacitated, have religious beliefs or practices conflicting with voting in person, work as an election authority or poll worker in a different jurisdiction, or are incarcerated but qualified to vote. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the second Wednesday prior to the election (in-person requests can be made through the day before), and completed ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on election day to be counted.