Voter Information
Information for voters
Register to Vote
The County Clerk is a countywide elected official with a term of four years. Tim Baker, who was elected to the position in November of 2018, currently holds the Clerk’s position. Tim is the chief election authority for the county and its political subdivisions and is responsible for conducting all public elections held in the county. Regular elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, August and November. Special elections may also be held in February or June by certain public entities. Tim's office is also responsible for all voter registration activities in the county. Currently, there are more than 74,000 people registered to vote in Franklin County.
Registration qualifications are:
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18 years of age by Election Day (you may register to vote when you are 17 1/2 , but you are not eligible to vote until your 18th birthday.)
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US Citizen
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Missouri Resident
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Please note that if you have moved to Franklin County from another County or City in Missouri, you MUST fill out a NEW Voter Registration Card in order to be registered to vote in Franklin County.
There are many ways to register to vote:
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Come to the County Clerk's Office in the Franklin County Government Building 400 E Locust room 201.
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At any Department of Motor Vehicles office, or state agency providing a service to the public (WIC, Social Services, etc.)
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By mail through the post-card voter registration application, which may be obtained by calling our office.
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Register on-line by clicking on this link.
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If you are unsure if you are registered, check here.
If you have any questions regarding voter registration, registration sites, or elections, please contact us:
(636) 583-6364
Fax: (636) 583-7320
You may register to vote at any of these convenient locations during regular business hours.
Franklin County Clerk's Office
400 E. Locust, Room 201
Union
636-583-6364
St. Clair License Bureau
1098 St. Clair Plaza Drive, Suite 1,000
St. Clair
636-629-6000
Washington License Bureau
1037 Washington Square Center
Washington
636-283-5200
Scenic Regional Library - New Haven
200 Douglas Street
New Haven
636-237-2189
Scenic Regional Library - St. Clair
515 E. Springfield Road
St. Clair
636-629-2546
Scenic Regional Library - Union
251 Union Plaza Drive
Union
636-583-0652
Pacific License Bureau
730 W. Osage Street
Pacific
636-393-4011
Union License Bureau
105 S. Oak Street
Union
636-583-3282
Washington Public Library
410 Lafayette Street
Washington
636-390-1070
Scenic Regional Library - Pacific
111 Lamar Parkway
Pacific
636-257-2712
Scenic Regional Library - Sullivan
525 Cumberland Way
Sullivan
573-468-4372
Current Year Election Information
Voters only need to bring an official state photo ID per Statute 1878 passed in 2020.
Accessible Voting in Franklin County
Absentee Ballot Request
Permanent Absentee Voting
If you have a permanent physical disability, you may request to be placed on the Permanent Disabled Absentee list. This will ensure that the Election Authority can automatically mail an absentee ballot application directly to you prior to each election.
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Print and fill out the Permanent Disabled Absentee Program application (PDF) or request the application from the Franklin County Election Authority.
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Complete and submit the program application to the Election Authority.
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Prior to each election, an absentee ballot application will automatically be mailed to you. Complete and submit the application to receive your ballot.
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You will then be sent an absentee ballot along with an envelope to return it to our office. Vote the ballot, place it inside the return envelope and complete the envelope by signing your name and mail it. You are exempt from needing your signature notarized.
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A caregiver of a permanently disabled voter who resides at the same address may request and submit an absentee ballot application before each election in which you are eligible to vote. Caregivers are exempt from needing their signature notarized.
Mail or in-person:
Franklin County Election Authority
400 E. Locust, Room 201
Union, MO 63084
Fax: 636-583-7320
Email: vreg@franklinmo.gov
Curbside Voting
Voters with limited mobility can vote curbside. At your polling place, have someone go in and stand in line to let the election judge know you want to do curbside voting. Curbside voting is available at the Election Authority during absentee voting up to the day before the election. Park in the marked spaces and call the phone number listed on the sign for a team to assist you.
Voting Absentee Due to Hospitalization
Contact the Election Authority if:
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Hospitalized after 5 p.m. the second Wednesday prior to an election in a hospital located in Franklin County
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AND not released before or on Election Day.
A bipartisan team will deliver the ballot to the voter in the hospital and return the voted ballot to the Election Authority.
Accessible Voting Systems
Every polling place has accessible voting systems for individuals with disabilities.
The OpenElect FreedomVote Tablet (FVT) is a ballot marking device that prints paper ballots. The FVT exceeds the voting requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by offering state-of-the-art features. The FVT facilitates special needs voters through a variety of methods including tablet touchscreen technology, expanded font function, Help America Vote Act (HAVA)-compliant keypad, sip-n-puff attachment, and audio assistance for the visually impaired.
If you have any questions, please contact the Franklin County Clerk’s Office. We would be more than happy to help. Our phone number is 636-583-6364.