Fulton, Missouri Public Records

Residents can register to vote online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri, or by submitting a paper application to the Callaway County Clerk. Missouri law requires registration by 5:00 PM on the fourth Wednesday before an election, 27 days prior to Election Day. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Missouri residents, at least 17.5 years old (18 by Election Day), and not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction. While Missouri doesn't require specific identification to register, applications must include name, date of birth, address, and either a driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Municipal elections for Fulton city offices, Mayor and the six-member Board of Aldermen, with two representatives from each of the city's three wards - typically occur in April of odd-numbered years like 2025 and 2027. The Mayor and aldermen serve two-year terms. Candidate information, filing deadlines, and local ballot measures are available from Fulton City Hall at 573-592-3131 and from the Callaway County Clerk. Candidate filing for municipal offices takes place in December and January before the April election. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the search tool on the Missouri Secretary of State's website at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal or by contacting the Callaway County Clerk. Polling assignments are based on registration address and precinct boundaries. The city has multiple voting precincts with locations at schools, churches, and public buildings throughout the community. Missouri's Sunshine Law treats election records as public documents. Voter registration lists can be purchased from the Callaway County Clerk for legitimate purposes, though statute restricts their use. Campaign finance reports for state candidates go to the Missouri Ethics Commission, while local candidate reports are filed with local election authorities; both are searchable online at mec.mo.gov. Candidate filings, petitions, and precinct-level results are public records maintained by the Callaway County Clerk and available for inspection or copying. While this midterm year won't feature a presidential contest, several significant races will appear on the ballot.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Fulton voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). State legislative races include elections for Missouri State Senate districts, with half the Senate's 34 seats elected every two years, and all 163 Missouri House seats. Fulton voters elect representatives from State Senate District 6 and State House District 48. Local school board positions and municipal questions may also appear. Missouri offers absentee voting for voters meeting specific criteria: those away from their polling place on Election Day, individuals incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability, election judges working in different precincts, incarcerated voters not yet convicted, or those with religious beliefs preventing in-person voting. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Callaway County Clerk and must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the second Wednesday before Election Day. Missouri also offers no-excuse in-person early voting during the two weeks before any election at the Callaway County Clerk's office; no application or justification is required for this option. Voters must present government-issued photo ID when voting in person or provide a copy with absentee ballot applications.