Squires, Missouri Public Records

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for serving the Squires community. The Sheriff's Office maintains public records related to criminal investigations, arrests, and other law enforcement activities in the Squires area. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, which has a regional office in Douglas County, also maintains public records related to traffic accidents, citations, and other incidents involving Squires residents. [Douglas County Sheriff's Office](https://douglascountymo.gov/sheriff) [Missouri State Highway Patrol](https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/)

Squires, Missouri voters are served by the Douglas County Clerk's Office, which serves as the county election authority. The Douglas County Clerk is located at 203 Lincoln Avenue, Room 100, Ava, MO 65608, phone (417) 683-4714. The Clerk administers all aspects of voter registration, candidate filing, election equipment, absentee voting, and election results certification for all elections conducted in Douglas County, including federal, state, county, and school district elections. The office maintains voter registration records and precinct assignments for all eligible voters residing in the Squires area.

Missouri residents can register to vote online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register. To register, applicants must 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. The registration deadline is the fourth Wednesday prior to any election. Voters who move within Missouri must update their registration with their new address. Squires residents registering for the first time or updating their registration will be assigned to the appropriate precinct based on their residential address.

As an unincorporated community, Squires does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council, as there is no incorporated city government. All elections affecting Squires residents are conducted at the county, state, or federal level, or for special districts such as school boards and fire protection districts. Douglas County holds elections for County Commission seats, Sheriff, Clerk, Assessor, Collector, Recorder, Prosecuting Attorney, Coroner, and Public Administrator on staggered cycles. The Ava R-I School District, which serves Squires, holds elections for school board members.

Squires voters can find their assigned polling place by using the polling place lookup tool on the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal/ or by contacting the Douglas County Clerk. Missouri law requires voters to vote at their assigned precinct polling location on Election Day unless they have obtained an absentee ballot. Polling places are typically located in schools, fire stations, community centers, or other public buildings accessible to voters in each precinct.

Under Missouri's Sunshine Law (Chapter 610 RSMo), many election records are public. Voter registration lists are available for purchase for political purposes, though individual voter records including party affiliation are not public in Missouri (Missouri does not have party registration). Campaign finance reports for candidates and committees are publicly available through the Missouri Ethics Commission at https://mec.mo.gov. Candidate filing information, including declarations of candidacy and financial disclosure statements, are available through the Secretary of State for state offices and through the County Clerk for county offices. Election results by precinct are public records and posted by the County Clerk after each election.

In the November 2024 presidential election, Douglas County showed strong Republican support typical of rural Missouri counties, with turnout approximating 65-70% of registered voters across the county. Squires-area precincts generally followed county-wide voting patterns.

The November 3, 2026 general election will be significant for Squires and Douglas County voters. Missouri does not have a U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2026 (next Senate race is 2028). However, voters will decide races for Missouri Governor (current term expires 2025), Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Attorney General, all of which are four-year terms expiring in 2025. Missouri House of Representatives District 143, which includes Douglas County, will be on the ballot as all 163 House seats are elected to two-year terms. Depending on the district configuration after redistricting, a Missouri State Senate seat may be contested. At the county level, various Douglas County offices will be up for election in 2026 depending on term expirations, potentially including County Commission seats, Sheriff, and other constitutional offices. School board positions for Ava R-I may also appear on the April 2026 municipal election ballot.

Missouri voters can request absentee ballots for specific statutory reasons including absence from the jurisdiction on Election Day, incapacity or confinement due to illness, religious beliefs, employment as an election authority, incarceration (if still eligible to vote), or certified participation in an address confidentiality program. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Douglas County Clerk by the second Wednesday prior to the election for mail ballots, or in person up to 5:00 p.m. the day before the election. Missouri also offers no-excuse absentee voting beginning two weeks before Election Day at the County Clerk's office. Applications are available at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections or from the Douglas County Clerk at (417) 683-4714.