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The following information is being made available by Carroll County Clerk; Norma L.Sparks regarding the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

Absentee voting is now available for the General Election to be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022.  Carroll County voters may vote their absentee ballot in person in the County Clerk’s office or request an absentee ballot by mail.  Requests for ballots by telephone are not allowed in Missouri election law. Requests must be in writing, and include a signature of the voter or their guardian or relative within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity.

Election law has changed, effective August 28, 2022 from HB 1878.  The changes that are important to note for Carroll County voters are;

• Voters need to bring a valid government issued photo ID (Missouri driver’s license, non-driver’s ID, military ID or passport) to vote at the polls or in-person absentee. Photo ID is really not all that new, in that this law passed previously, but was struck down by a lawsuit.  If you do not have photo ID, the Secretary of State’s office will assist with obtaining one.  If you do not bring a valid government issued photo ID on election day, if you are registered you may vote a provisional ballot. The signature will be checked after the election to determine if this ballot will be counted.
• A two-week “no excuse” period has been added for persons wanting to vote early in person. You must bring a photo ID to vote absentee in person. No-excuse absentee voting starts on the second Tuesday before the election, (October 25, 2022).
• Drop boxes are not allowed for return of an absentee ballot.

For registration or absentee forms and instructions, you may go to the County website at www.carrollcountymo.gov or the Missouri Secretary of State’s website, https://www.sos.mo.gov/.

The last day to register to be eligible to vote in the General Election is Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

The last day to request absentee ballot by mail or through parent or guardian is Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. 

The County Clerk’s office will have extended office hours on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for walk in absentee voting.

The last day to vote absentee in person is Monday, November 7, 2022 by 5:00 p.m.

Absentee ballots must be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.  Military ballots must be received by noon on the Friday following the election, (since it is a Holiday, they may be counted if received by noon on Monday, November 14, 2022).

Sample ballots of the General Election are available in the County Clerk’s office.

The required public test of the accuracy and logistics of the hardware and software being used for the General Election will be held in the counting room of the Clerk’s office on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

If you have further questions regarding the General Election, or any other election question, please call Norma L. Sparks, County Clerk and Election Authority at 660.542.0615.

August 2, 2022 Primary Election Official Results – please click the link to open the PDF to see the Election Results

NEWS RELEASE:  June 15, 2022

The following information is being made available by Carroll County Clerk; Norma L. Sparks regarding the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

Absentee voting is now available for the Primary Election to be held Tuesday, August 2, 2022.  Carroll County voters may obtain their ballot in person in the County Clerk’s office or request an absentee ballot by mail.  Requests for ballots by telephone are not allowed in Missouri election law. Requests must be in writing, and include a signature of the voter or their guardian or relative within the second degree by consanguinity (related by blood or descended from a common ancestor) or affinity (by marriage or adoption, not blood relationship.

Party Primaries are held to nominate candidates to the General Election in November therefore, you must choose a party ballot. When requesting a ballot, you must indicate party preference of Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Constitution, or non-partisan. There is no non-partisan party ballot in this election.

The last day to register to vote to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election is Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

The last day to request absentee ballot by mail or through parent or guardian is Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. 

The County Clerk’s office will have extended office hours on Saturday, July 30^th, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for walk in absentee voting.

The last day to absentee vote in person is Monday, August 1^st 2022 by 5:00 p.m.

Sample ballots of the Primary Election are available in the County Clerk’s office.

The required public test of the accuracy and logistics of the hardware and software being used for the Primary Election will be held in the counting room of the Clerk’s office on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Absentee forms are available on the County’s website at www.carrollcomo.org or the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.mo.gov.

If you have further questions regarding the Primary Election, or any other election question, please call Norma L. Sparks, County Clerk and Election Authority at 660-542-0615.

Dates for upcoming elections for Carroll County are:

Carroll County, Missouri previously adopted a use tax, which is currently in effect. A use tax is the equivalent of a sales tax on purchases made from out-of-state vendors by in-state buyers and on certain taxable business transactions. The use tax rate for Carroll County is currently .50 percent which is equal to the total local sales tax rate. Certain purchases from out-of-state vendors will become subject to an expansion of the use tax effective on January 1, 2023, as provided by state law.

If any local sales tax is repealed or the rate is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be deemed to be repealed, reduced, or raised by the same action.

I, Norma L. Sparks, County Clerk for Carroll County, Missouri, do hereby certify that the forgoing is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct. Dated this 4th day of October 2021.