An election shall not be conducted under sections 115.650 to 115.660 unless:

(1) The officer or agency calling the election submits a written request that the election be conducted by mail. Such request shall be submitted not later than the date specified in section 115.125 for submission of the notice of election and sample ballot;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 115.652

  • Ballot: the paper ballot, or ballot designed for use with an electronic voting system on which each voter may cast all votes to which he or she is entitled at an election. See Missouri Laws 115.013
  • Nonpartisan: a candidate who is not a candidate of any political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates may not run. See Missouri Laws 115.013
  • Political subdivision: a county, city, town, village, or township of a township organization county. See Missouri Laws 115.013

(2) The election authority responsible for conducting the election authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election;

(3) The election is nonpartisan;

(4) The election is not one at which any candidate is elected, retained or recalled; and

(5) The election is an issue election at which all of the qualified voters of any one political subdivision are the only voters eligible to vote.