Vanzant, Missouri Public Records

Missouri residents, including those living in this community, can register to vote online through the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register. Voter registration requires U.S. Citizenship, Missouri residency in Douglas County where registering, age 18 or older by election day, and no felony conviction unless rights have been restored. The registration deadline falls on the fourth Wednesday prior to any election, which is 28 days before election day. Missouri does not offer same-day voter registration. New registrants must provide their Missouri driver's license number or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. First-time voters who registered by mail may need to provide identification when voting for the first time. As an unincorporated community, Vanzant does not hold municipal elections since there is no city government, mayor, or city council. Residents vote in county, state, and federal elections. Douglas County elections include races for County Commission (three commissioners elected from districts), County Clerk, Assessor, Collector, Treasurer, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Coroner, Public Administrator, and Surveyor, with most positions elected to four-year terms on staggered schedules. School board elections for the Ava R-I School District, which serves the area, are also held regularly. Local residents can find their assigned polling place by contacting the Douglas County Clerk's office at (417) 683-4713 or by using the Missouri Voter Outreach Tool at https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal, where voters can enter their address to find their polling location, view sample ballots, and verify registration status. The county typically operates polling places in Ava and several other locations throughout Douglas County to serve voters in different areas. Under Missouri's Sunshine Law (Chapter 610 RSMo), many election records are public. Voter registration lists can be purchased from Douglas County Clerk or Secretary of State for political purposes. Campaign finance disclosure reports are available through the Missouri Ethics Commission at https://mec.mo.gov for state-level candidates and committees, while local campaign finance records may be filed with Douglas County Clerk. Candidate filings and petitions are public records available from the election authority. Precinct-level election results are published by Douglas County Clerk following certification and are available from the Missouri Secretary of State's election results website at https://enr.sos.mo.gov. County voters have historically favored Republican candidates by wide margins in federal and statewide races. Missouri does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Vanzant voters are published by the Missouri Secretary of State Elections (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections). However, all members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected every two years, so voters in Missouri's 8th Congressional District will vote for their Representative. Local school board positions and any ballot measures for Douglas County or special districts serving the area may also be decided. Missouri voters can request absentee ballots for several reasons including absence from the county on election day, incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability, religious belief or practice, employment as an election authority, incarceration (if not convicted of a felony), or participation in the address confidentiality program. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Douglas County Clerk or can be downloaded from the Missouri Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections. Applications must be received by Douglas County Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. On the second Wednesday before the election. Voted absentee ballots must be received by the election authority by 7:00 p.m. On election day to be counted. Missouri also allows no-excuse in-person absentee voting (early voting) beginning two weeks before election day at locations designated by Douglas County Clerk.