Voting Rights

Make a Plan to Vote in the August 4, 2026 Primary Election

For the most current information about elections, voter registration and interactive polling site maps, contact your local election authority:

If you have questions about voter eligibility, voting before election day, voting on election day, or language and accessibility, contact the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition

 

 

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Postcard Parties

We are proud to endorse the NO on Amendments 4 and 5 campaigns and we need your help to turn support into action.

Join us for some community and civic engagement as we write postcards encouraging voters to head to the polls and make their voices heard in the August election. Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or looking for an easy way to get involved, this is a simple and meaningful opportunity to make a difference.

Bring a friend! We will provide everything you need, including postcards, pens, stamps, voter lists, and sample messages. Together, we can help boost voter turnout and make a difference this August.

Drop in anytime!

Thursday, July 9
B Juiced Cold Pressed Juice Bar
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
605 S. Florissant Rd.
Ferguson, MO 63135
Event Flyer  

Sunday, July 12
First Unitarian Church of St. Louis
11:00 a.m – 12:30 p.m.
5007 Waterman Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Event Flyer  

Sunday, July 12
Eliot Unitarian Universalist Chapel
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Adams Hall
100 South Taylor Ave.
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Event Flyer  

Monday, July 13
The Boulevard Senior Living of St. Charles
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
500 Bluffstone Circle
St. Peters, MO 63304
Event Flyer  

Tuesday, July 14                                         
NCJWSTL Office                                    
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.                      
311 N. Lindbergh Blvd.                            
St. Louis, MO 63141                                
Please RSVP to Jen Bernstein at jbernstein@ncjwstl.org
Event Flyer  

 

Host A Postcard Party

WVR has officially endorsed the NO on 4 and NO on 5 campaigns. If you or your organization is interested in hosting a postcard party to get out the vote for the August election, please fill out the information below. 

 These events are fun, social, impactful, and easy to host!

  • If your organization would like to host a postcard party, please fill out this form to begin planning your event.

WVR will provide:

  • Postcards
  • Addresses of STL County voters
  • Pens
  • Writing scripts
  • Support and coordination

You provide:

  • The location
  • Postcard Stamps

Questions: email Michele Steinberg at communications@womensvoicesraised.org

Get Out The Vote Postcard Party

Thursday, June 25
11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m. or
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Webster Hills United Methodist Church
Christian Life Center
1333 W. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63122
Drop in anytime

Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice (WVR) is proud to endorse the NO on 4 and NO on 5 campaigns – and we need your help to turn energy into action this August!

Grab a friend and join us for an evening of community, conversation, and action! We’re coming together to write postcards encouraging voters to head to the polls and make their voices heard.

We’ll provide everything you need — postcards, pens, stamps, and sample messages.

 

 

 

 

 

Election Day – Tuesday, April 7, 2026

There are multiple items on the ballot in municipal elections across the area. Municipal elections matter because your vote has a greater impact, with lower turnout meaning each ballot carries more weight in deciding how local taxes and budgets are used. Local governments make key decisions about public safety and services—like police, fire departments, roads, schools, transit, housing, water, and waste—that directly shape daily life. Participating in these elections strengthens communities and democracy by ensuring policies reflect the needs, priorities, and diversity of residents.

Find sample ballots and how to find a polling place at your local election authorities website:

St. Louis City Board Of Elections

St. Louis County Board Of Elections

St. Charles County Board Of Elections

If you have questions or problems voting, contact the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition or Election Protection.

Election Day – Tuesday, November 4, 2024

This Special Election is in St. Louis County is ONLY in the following districts:

  • City of Clayton
  • City of Bellefontaine Neighbors
  • City of Creve Coeur
  • City of Ladue
  • City of Vinita Park
  • Mehlville School District R-9
  • Rockwood R-VI School District

There is no election in St. Louis City or St. Charles

To find a polling place or look up your sample ballot, visit the St. Louis County Board Of Elections Hub

If you have questions or problems voting, contact the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition or Election Protection.

 

Women’s Voices Raised For Social Justice joins the People Not Politicians Coalition

Representative democracy is a cornerstone of our basic rights as Americans to assure that our voices are heard, and that means the right of every voter to cast a ballot confident in the principle that their vote matters. In Missouri, we have a process to make sure that all voices count equally. We have a redistricting process that occurs once a decade, only after new census information tells us how to apportion voters into districts under the framework of “one person, one vote.” Anything outside of this process risks diminishing some voices in favor of others. 

There is no need to abandon this process, yet currently some are proposing just that. Their motivation is political, seeking to advantage one political party over another. This is wrong and a violation of our state constitution. We stand united against it. 

Through the proposed promotion of district boundaries that haphazardly combines rural farmers in Northeastern Missouri with urban centers in Kansas City over 225 miles away, some politicians would sacrifice community voices for politics. Only politicians are served by this attempted power grab; the best interest of Missouri’s residents, no matter their political leanings, are an afterthought.

Politically motivated redistricting introduces instability that can deter investment and complicate regional planning. For decades, 5th Congressional District representatives have successfully secured millions of dollars in federal investment for infrastructure, public transit, small business support, and community development. Splitting Kansas City’s representation will create competing priorities and jeopardize such future funding. This harms all Missourians. 

We’re proud to be a part of the People Not Politicians campaign to collect signatures and put this unjust map before Missouri voters.

Mobile-friendly voter guide

Visit our mobile-friendly voter guide for answers to all your election-related questions!

Make a Plan to Vote in the November 5, 2024 General Election

For the most current information about elections, voter registration and interactive polling site maps, contact your local election authority:

Have questions? We have answers! Visit our Nov 5 Voting Guide for detailed information about:

How to Vote Absentee in the November 5, 2024 Election

Excused-based absentee voting begins September 24. Voters can vote absentee in person (with excuse) at their local board of elections, or apply for an absentee ballot to vote by mail.

Know a college student that needs to vote absentee? Find detailed how to instructions at https://bit.ly/Nov5absentee.

Join Women’s Voices in Support of ID Clinics

June 7, 2024

Women’s Voices was proud to help recruit 70 new volunteers for the Ashrei Foundation ID Clinics at the end of 2023. These ID Clinics help people get essential identification documents such as birth certificates and photo IDs required for voting, employment, housing, healthcare and other survival activities. It is now time to renew our commitment to this important work as the need for volunteers has recently grown substantially. 

Our goal is to have enough volunteers complete the shadow/training to allow Women’s Voices to assist Ashrei in hosting ID clinics throughout the summer and fall. Whether you completed the training at the end of 2023, or you did not but are now interested in getting trained, please watch the pre-recorded training video below.

Those who have completed training are ready to sign up for a “shadow training” slot. Please visit the Ashrei Foundation website to volunteer, or learn about other ways to support this important work:

How to Volunteer

  1. Watch this previously recorded Volunteer Training
  2.  Sign up here for a “Shadow/Training Only” shift (you must shadow once or twice to become a volunteer.)

Protect One Person One Vote

April 5, 2024

At the April 5 Lunch & Learn, M’Evie Mead, director of strategic partnerships at Missouri Jobs with Justice and facilitator of the Will of the People Coalition, explored the history of initiative petitions in our state and reviewed current challenges in the Missouri legislature aimed at reshaping this important citizen-driven tool. (Watch the recording here.)

Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed SJR 74. SJR 74 would require constitutional initiative petitions to pass by not just a majority of all votes cast, as is the case now, but also by a majority of votes in a majority of the state’s eight Congressional districts. This means that measures approved by a majority of Missouri’s voters may not pass into law, allowing a minority of citizens to determine policy outcomes.

The measure now goes back to the Missouri Senate, where a filibuster is expected to challenge the inclusion of the “ballot candy” provisions. If approved there, the proposed change would go to the ballot for approval by Missouri voters.

Call and write the your State Senator TODAY and tell them you OPPOSE this bill and any measure that changes the initiative petition process advancing in the legislature.

It’s National Voter Education Week!

October 2, 2023

Mobilize your community. Help three people register today! Are you registered to vote? In MO, check your voter registration here.

Tues., Sept 19 is National Voter Registration Day

It’s National Voter Education Week!

September 19, 2023

Make sure you are #VoteReady to hit the polls in the upcoming primaries & general election by registering or confirming your registration at NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org.

In honor of last week’s Disability Voting Rights Week, the League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis and Paraquad teamed up to create this guide for voters with disabilities.

The Missouri Voter Protection Coalition (MOVPC) has put together information on what every MO voter needs to know, which can be found here.

Election Protection – Problems Voting?

Questions or problems voting on or before Election Day? Contact Election Protection. Volunteers will be available to assist you with voting problems. Call 866-OUR-VOTE or chat online at https://866ourvote.org/

Fact Sheet: Protecting Against Voter Intimidation

Is voter intimidation illegal? What are examples of voter intimidation? Are guns permitted at polling places? What does it mean to be a poll watcher?Learn more at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection – Georgetown Law.

What Every Missouri Voter Needs to Know

Link to quick reference palm cards below:

Understanding Absentee Voting English | Spanish

Accessible Voting Instruction For Missouri Voters

Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) is connecting voters and election workers in Missouri with quick, overview videos on how to use the accessible voting equipment in your county. 

Download the postcard for voters and election workers to have with them at their precinct on Election Day.

Choose your county to view instructional videos in English and Spanish.

Free Rides to the Polls

Redistricting Information

There have been significant changes to all the voting districts, especially to Congressional Districts 1 and 2. Please check to know who you are voting for and if your polling placeshave changed.  Reminder –  St. Louis County voters can vote at any polling place.

St. Louis County Board of Elections has created an interactive website that can help you determine your new districts.

Secretary of State Offers Free ID to Vote

Do you need a free ID to vote? The MO Secretary of State will provide one for free. Visit GoVoteMissouri.com to begin the process. If you already have the necessary underlying documents, bring them with you to the DMV and say “I am here for my free ID to vote.”

Read more about the changes to voting in MO on the HB 1878 Fact Sheet here.

Women’s Voices Members Encourage Voters to Head to the Polls on Nov 8, 2022

Volunteers gathered at Grant’s View Library on Mon., Oct. 24 to address and stamp 700 Get Out the Vote postcards to encourage community members to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming general election. Volunteers prepared and mailed an additional 400 postcards on their own, with all cards being mailed in time to reach voters before the election.