Election Administration
The Webster County Clerk’s Office is responsible for all voter registration activities in the county. There are more that 21,730 registered voters in Webster County. The County Clerk is the Election Authority for Webster County and its political subdivisions, and is also responsible for conducting all public elections. Regular elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, August, & November. Special elections may also be called in February and June by certain public entities. Two notices displaying sample ballots and polling locations are published in the local newspaper two week's prior to each election. Sample ballots will also be available on our website as well.
Please be advised that any time a voter moves from county to county or state to state, the voter will need to re-register to vote in their new county/state of residence. If a voter is already registered and moves to a new residence located within the same county, that voter will need to update their registration, preferably before Election Day. Registered voters that have a name change will also need to update that information with the County Clerk’s Office.
Any person who is qualified to vote, or who shall become qualified to vote on or before the day of election, shall be entitled to register in the jurisdiction within which he or she resides. In order to vote in any election for which registration is required, a person must be registered to vote in the jurisdiction of his or her residence no later than 5:00 p.m., or the normal closing time of any public building where the registration is being held if such time is later than 5:00 p.m., on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election, unless the voter is an interstate former resident, an intrastate new resident or a new resident, as defined in section 115.275. In no case shall registration for an election extend beyond 10:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election. Any person registering after such date shall be eligible to vote in subsequent elections.
February 7, 2012
Presidential Preference Primary
April 3, 2012
General Municipal Election
August 7, 2012
Primary Election
November 6, 2012
General Election
Register to VOTE
The next election in Webster County is February 7, 2012, the Presidential Preference Primary.
Non-registered voters have until January 11th, 2012 to register to vote in the February election.
For more information, contact the Webster County Clerk’s Office at 417-859-VOTE (8683).
2012 Missouri Election Calendar
| Official Election Day | Style of Election | Last Day to Register to Vote | First Day for Candidate Filing | Last Day for Candidate Filing | Final Certification Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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February 7, 2012
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Presidential Preference Primary |
January 11, 2012 |
October 18, 2011 |
November 22, 2011 |
November 29, 2011 |
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March 6, 2012 |
Charter cities and charter counties ONLY |
February 8, 2012 |
November 15, 2011 |
December 20, 2011 |
December 27, 2011 |
|
April 3, 2012 |
General Municipal Election Day |
March 7, 2012 |
December 13, 2011 |
January 17, 2012 |
January 24, 2012 |
|
June 5, 2012 |
Available for public elections |
May 9, 2012 |
February 14, 2012 |
March 20, 2012 |
March 27, 2012 |
|
August 7, 2012 |
Primary Election |
July 11, 2012 |
February 28, 2012 |
March 27, 2012 |
May 29, 2012 |
|
November 6, 2012 |
General Election |
October 10, 2012 |
July 17, 2012* [Jurisdictions in |
August 21, 2012* |
August 28, 2012 |
The final date for new party and independent candidates to submit their petitions to the Secretary of State is 5:00 p.m., July 30, 2012. Independent candidates for county offices and those wishing to form a new party within a county must submit their petition to the local election authority (county clerk or election board) by 5:00 p.m., July 30, 2012. (§115.329.1, RSMo).
*Opening and closing of filing for jurisdictions authorized to elect directors in November, such as 911 & Emergency Services directors.
[Bracketed dates apply to any jurisdiction partially or wholly located in Kansas City, Missouri.]
| Official Election Day | §§ 115.121, 115.123 |
| Style of Election | §§ 115.121, 115.123 |
| Last Day to Register | § 115.135.1 |
| First Day to File | §§ 115.127.5, 115.329.1, 115.349.2, 115.761 |
| Last Day to File | §§ 115.127.5, 115.329.1, 115.349.1 |
| Final Certification Date | §§ 115.125, 115.387, 115.401, 116.240 |