Lonedell, Missouri Public Records

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Missouri residents, including those in this community, can register to vote online at www.sos.mo.gov/vote through the Secretary of State's system. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens and Missouri residents, at least 17.5 years old to register (though 18 to vote), and provide a valid Missouri driver's license or state ID number. The registration deadline falls on the fourth Wednesday prior to any election. Mail-in forms are also accepted and can be picked up at libraries, license offices, and government agencies. Missouri doesn't allow Election Day registration, so residents must meet the deadline. As an unincorporated community, Lonedell doesn't conduct municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents cast ballots in Franklin County elections for offices such as County Executive, County Council members, Sheriff, Assessor, Treasurer, Recorder of Deeds, and Prosecuting Attorney. They also vote in Missouri state legislative races - currently State Senate District 3 and State House of Representatives District 120 - along with statewide offices and federal elections. The county operates under a charter form of government with an elected County Executive and Council representing districts. Residents can locate their assigned polling place using the lookup tool at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/pollingplacelookup or by contacting the Franklin County Clerk's office. Photo identification is required at the polls; acceptable forms include a Missouri driver's license, military ID, U.S. Passport, or other government-issued photo ID. Those without photo ID may sign a sworn statement and cast a provisional ballot. Public election records available in Missouri include voter registration lists, which can be purchased for political purposes under RSMo 115.157, and campaign finance reports searchable through the Missouri Ethics Commission at mec.mo.gov. Candidate filings and precinct-level results are also public. The County Clerk posts certified election results on the Franklin County website.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Lonedell voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). Approximately half of the State Senate's 34 districts will hold elections. Depending on term schedules, Franklin County offices on the ballot may include County Executive, County Council seats, Sheriff, Assessor, and other countywide positions. Local school board elections for the Lonedell R-XIV School District may appear on the April 2026 municipal election ballot. Missouri voters can request absentee ballots if they meet statutory requirements: being out of their jurisdiction on Election Day, incapacity or confinement due to illness or disability, religious belief or practice, employment as an election authority, incarceration while still eligible to vote, or participation in the address confidentiality program. Applications must reach the Franklin County Clerk by 5:00 PM on the second Wednesday before the election. Missouri offers in-person absentee voting, essentially no-excuse early voting, beginning the second Tuesday prior to any election at the Franklin County Clerk's office in Union. Voted absentee ballots must be returned by mail - postmarked by Election Day and received within two business days - or delivered in person to the Franklin County Clerk by 7:00 PM on Election Day.