Maitland, Missouri Public Records

Missouri residents can register to vote online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri, by mail using a voter registration application, or in person at the Holt County Clerk's office or designated registration sites. The registration deadline falls on the fourth Wednesday prior to any election, 28 days before Election Day. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, Missouri residents, at least 17.5 years old (18 by Election Day), and not convicted of a felony unless voting rights have been restored. Valid identification is required for in-person voting, with acceptable IDs including Missouri driver's license, government-issued photo ID, military ID, passport, or other documents specified in Missouri law. As a small incorporated city, Maitland holds municipal elections for mayor and city council positions according to its city charter, typically in April of odd-numbered years consistent with Missouri municipal election law. Residents should check with City Hall or the Holt County Clerk for the specific schedule of upcoming city elections, candidate filing information, and any local ballot measures. Holt County voters participate in state and federal elections including races for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives (Missouri's 6th Congressional District), Governor, statewide offices, Missouri State Senate and House of Representatives, and county offices such as County Commissioners, Sheriff, Assessor, Clerk, and Recorder. To locate their assigned polling place, residents can use the Missouri Polling Place Lookup tool at www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri or contact the Holt County Clerk. Missouri does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Maitland voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). Missouri State Senate District 12 (which includes Holt County) and Missouri House of Representatives District 1 will have elections for state legislative seats. County offices including Presiding Commissioner, Associate Commissioners (depending on district and term cycles), Assessor, Clerk, and other positions may appear on the ballot depending on term expirations. Local voters may also see school board races and any municipal positions if city elections are consolidated with the November general election. Absentee voting in Missouri is available for specific qualifying reasons including absence from the jurisdiction on Election Day, incapacity or confinement due to illness, religious belief or practice, employment as an election authority, incarceration (though not for felony conviction unless rights restored), or participation in the address confidentiality program. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Holt County Clerk by the second Wednesday prior to the election for mail ballots; in-person absentee voting is available at the Clerk's office beginning the second Tuesday before an election. Missouri also offers no-excuse absentee voting starting in 2022 for voters who prefer to vote by mail. Public election records available in Missouri include voter registration lists (available with restrictions under RSMo 115.157), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees (searchable through the Missouri Ethics Commission at www.mec.mo.gov), candidate filing information, precinct-level election results, and polling place data, all governed by Missouri's Sunshine Law and election statutes.