General elections in Missouri and Kansas are on Nov. 3, and The Beacon is here to help you feel prepared, especially for those local downballot races and questions.

Key dates in Missouri: 
  • Sep. 22: First day of absentee voting, with excuse 
  • Oct. 21: Last day to request an absentee ballot, which must be returned by Nov. 3
  • Oct. 20: First day of no-excuse absentee votin
  • Nov. 3: Election Day. Polling places open at 6 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you are allowed to vote.
Key dates in Kansas: 
  • Oct. 14: First day of early voting and in-person absentee voting
  • Oct. 27: Last day to request an absentee ballot, which must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3 and received by Friday, Nov. 6
  • Nov. 3: Election Day. Polling places open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you are allowed to vote.

Missouri election coverage

Missouri voters will decide on five statewide ballot questions — four amendments and one proposition. The Beacon put together a guide on what a yes or a no vote means for each. 

Jackson County voters will elect a new slate of leaders for the county government, including county executive and both in-district and at-large representatives on the county Legislature. Read our Q&As and guides below before you cast your ballot. 

Coming soon:

  • Missouri voters will see several judges up for retention on the ballot. We’ll explain what that means.
  • Jackson County voters will decide if they want to renew the county’s 1/4-cent crime prevention sales tax, known as COMBAT, for another 10 years.
  • Independence is weighing a $19.9 million bond to fund historic preservation projects.

Come back for results
On Election Night, we’ll have updates with all the local races and questions we’ve been covering, as well as real-time results for the biggest races affecting Kansas City, including congressional races for Missouri’s 4th, 5th and 6th districts.

Kansas election coverage

Kansas voters get to make some decisions that could potentially shift the political makeup of the Kansas State Board of Education. See who’s running to serve on the state’s school board.

Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, voters will be asked whether to approve two new sales taxes that leaders say could be game changers for the Unified Government’s ability to provide key services for residents.

Those two questions include:

Coming soon:

  • Whether Kansas City, Kansas, can impose a 3/8-cent sales tax to fund improvements to parks and roads.
  • Kansas voters will see several judges up for retention on the ballot. We’ll explain what that means.

Come back for results

On Election Night, we’ll have updates with all the local races and questions we’ve been covering, as well as real-time results for the biggest races affecting Kansas City, including Kansas governor, Kansas’ U.S. Senate seat, congressional races for Kansas’ 2nd and 3rd districts and more.

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