Google Alert – mail vote covid-19
Any registered voter in Missouri will be able to cast a vote by mail in the upcoming August and November elections, thanks to legislation Gov. Mike Parson signed June 4. The new law makes it easier for people to vote from home because of COVID-19.
But there are some important things Missouri voters need to know about the law and its restrictions.
Only registered voters who are in “an at-risk category for contracting or transmitting” COVID-19 or voters who have contracted COVID-19 can select the new option that allows them to vote via absentee ballot.
Individuals considered “at-risk” include people who:
- Are age 65 or older
- Live in long-term care facilities.
- Have chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma.
- Have serious heart conditions.
- Are immunocompromised.
- Have diabetes.
- Have chronic kidney disease that requires dialysis treatments.
- Have liver disease.
If you do not fall into one of these categories, you cannot legally cast an absentee ballot because of COVID-19 concerns. (However, you might still be able to select one of the other valid reasons to vote absentee.)
If I had COVID-19 and have since recovered, can I cast an absentee ballot using the new coronavirus excuse?
Yes. You can select the new coronavirus excuse to vote with an absentee ballot if you “have contracted” COVID-19 at any time, a spokesperson for the secretary of state confirmed. … Read More