Pacific, Missouri Public Records

Registration must be completed 27 days before any election, and applicants need to be U.S. Citizens, Missouri residents, at least 17.5 years old (18 to vote), and provide a valid Missouri driver's license or state ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Municipal elections for mayor and city council positions take place in April of odd-numbered years, with the next regular election scheduled for April 2025. The mayor serves a two-year term while the six-member city council works on staggered terms. Candidate filings and local ballot issues for municipal elections are processed through Pacific City Hall and the Franklin County Clerk's office. Residents vote at assigned polling places based on their precinct, which can be found using the lookup tool at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal. The November 2024 presidential election saw Franklin County report approximately 65-68% voter turnout with over 45,000 ballots cast from roughly 68,000 registered voters, reflecting strong participation in this conservative-leaning county that heavily favored Republican candidates. For the November 3, 2026 general election, voters will decide several key races: while Missouri does not have a U.S. Senate seat up that year, state legislative races including Missouri House of Representatives District 115 (which includes Pacific) will be on the ballot, along with Franklin County offices including County Clerk, County Assessor, and County Commissioners, plus potentially local ballot measures. Under Missouri law, public election records include voter registration lists (available for purchase for election purposes), campaign finance reports through the Missouri Ethics Commission at mec.mo.gov, candidate filings, precinct-level results, and ballot issue language. Individual voter history showing which elections a person voted in—but not how they voted—is also public record. Missouri offers absentee voting for voters who are absent on election day, incapacitated or confined due to illness, working as an election authority, or have religious beliefs or practices that prevent in-person voting. Absentee ballot applications must reach the Franklin County Clerk by the second Wednesday prior to the election, and voted ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on election day. The state also allows no-excuse absentee voting if voters cast their ballots in person during the two-week period before election day at the Franklin County Clerk's office in Union.