Lockwood, Missouri Public Records

Missouri residents can register to vote online at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri, by mail using a voter registration application, or in person at the Dade County Clerk's office or other designated locations including Missouri Department of Revenue license offices. Registration must be completed by the fourth Wednesday prior to any election, which is 28 days before. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Missouri residents, at least 17.5 years old (18 by election date), and not on probation or parole after a felony conviction unless voting rights have been restored. Missouri requires photo identification to vote in person, with acceptable IDs including driver's licenses, non-driver licenses, military IDs, passports, or other government-issued photo IDs. As an incorporated city, the community holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions, typically in April of odd-numbered years following the Missouri municipal election calendar. Information about local candidates can be obtained from City Hall or the Dade County Clerk. Voters can find their assigned polling location by contacting the Dade County Clerk or using the polling place lookup tool at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov. Missouri does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Lockwood voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). However, voters will elect all members of the Missouri House of Representatives (163 seats, two-year terms) and approximately half of the Missouri Senate (odd-numbered districts, four-year terms). The community is located in State House District 126 and State Senate District 29. No statewide constitutional offices, Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, are on the ballot in 2026 as these were elected in 2024 for four-year terms. Missouri public election records include voter registration lists (available with restrictions under Missouri law), campaign finance reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission (searchable at mec.mo.gov), candidate filings and statements, and precinct-level election results. Absentee voting in Missouri is available to voters who meet specific criteria including absence from the jurisdiction 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 participation in the address confidentiality program. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted to the Dade County Clerk beginning the sixth Tuesday before any election, with completed ballots due by 7:00 p.m. On Election Day. Missouri enacted no-excuse absentee voting, allowing any registered voter to cast an absentee ballot without providing a specific reason, effective for elections after August 28, 2022.