Rives, Missouri Public Records

Registration is also available in person at the Dunklin County Clerk's office or by mail. The deadline for voter registration in Missouri is the fourth Wednesday prior to any election, and new residents must provide proof of identity and residency. Missouri doesn't require party registration for primaries, voters simply choose either a Democratic or Republican ballot at the polls. As an unincorporated community, Rives has no municipal government and therefore no city elections for mayor or council. Instead, residents participate in county, state, and federal elections administered by Dunklin County. To locate their assigned polling place, voters can use the lookup tool at https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal/ by entering their name and date of birth or address. Polling places are assigned by precinct boundaries, and residents typically cast ballots at rural locations near their homes, often in community buildings, fire stations, or schools. Missouri does not have a U.S. Residents vote in Missouri State House District 152 and State Senate District 25. Missouri public records law makes extensive election information publicly available. Voter registration lists can be purchased from county election authorities for legitimate purposes as defined by statute. Campaign finance reports for state and county candidates are searchable online through the Missouri Ethics Commission at https://www.mec.mo.gov. Candidate filing information, including declarations of candidacy and financial disclosure statements, are public records available at the Dunklin County Clerk's office and through state databases. Complete precinct-level election results are published by the Dunklin County Clerk and the Missouri Secretary of State following certification. Missouri offers several methods for voting absentee. Voters may request an absentee ballot if they will be absent from their jurisdiction on Election Day, are incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability, work as an election authority or poll worker in a different precinct, are incarcerated but eligible to vote, or participate in the state's address confidentiality program. Absentee ballot applications are available at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote or from the Dunklin County Clerk's office. Missouri also allows no-excuse in-person absentee voting beginning two weeks before any election at the Dunklin County Clerk's office. Mail-in absentee ballot requests must be received by the second Wednesday prior to an election, and completed ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day. Voters should contact the Dunklin County Clerk at (573) 888-2796 for specific absentee voting procedures and deadlines.