Voting In Missouri’s 2016 Presidential Preference Primary Begins In Less Than Three Months

Today is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This doesn’t mean much today, but in a year it will. If you’re registered to vote in the City of St. Louis you should’ve received your motor registration card in the mail, along with the following calendar:

Due to difficulty getting to my polling place on election day, I vote by absentee ballot — which I can do in less than three months. For most voters March 15, 2016 is Missouri’s 2016 Presidential Preference Primary.

From June 2014:

Missouri’s chaotic history with presidential primaries may finally be settled, now that Gov. Jay Nixon has signed into law a measure that sets the state’s presidential primary date in March.

Under the new law, Missouri’s once-every-four-years primary would be held on the second Tuesday after the first Monday. In 2016, that date would be March 15 – the first day allowed by the two national political parties without incurring penalties.

Setting a firm date that complies with the parties’ rules also might help Kansas City to land the 2016 Republican National Convention. The city is among the finalists. (St. Louis Public Radio)

Cleveland, not Kansas City, was selected for the 2016 GOP convention. For some reason the Board of Election Commissioners listed the last day to register after the election date — the deadline to register primary voters is February 17, 2016!

In Illinois, voters who will be 18 years of age on or before November 8, 2016 can register and vote in their primary — which is also Tuesday March 15, 2016. For more Illinois voter information click here.

— Steve Patterson