The League is committed to helping voters with disabilities cast a ballot. We held a webinar on Saturday, Sept. 21. Click here for the recording and here for the slides.

Check out our Fact Sheet for Voters with Disabilities, where much of this information has been assembled. If you need specific local information about polling places and their procedures, it is best to contact your local election authority.  

Video, Audio, and Large Print Resources

1. The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council has produced some videos on accessible voting equipment in Missouri.

2. Our League produced these audio recordings of voter information:

• Fact Sheet for Voters with Disabilities
• Register & Vote Brochure
• Your Vote Matters
• Democracy Works When All Voters Participate
• Are You Registered to Vote? 
• Acceptable IDs to Vote in Missouri
• How to Spot Disinformation Online

3. Contact the League office if you are interested in getting voting information in Braille. 

4. We also produced Large Print versions of Voters with Disabilities information, if you prefer these:

• Flyer for Voters With Disabilities information
• Register and Vote - St. Louis Metro Area
• Democracy Works Best When...
• Acceptable Forms of ID
• Information on Disinformation
• Options for Voters With Disabilities

5. Use the Accessibility Menu option on the bottom right on other pages of this website. The Vote page especially contains the general voting information most commonly requested.

Do Not Allow a Disability To Be a Barrier to Voting!

There are several ways to vote for people who need accessible methods. You as the voter can choose which of these to use. It is not the decision of election officials which method you use. Your ballot cannot be identified by others because you are using any of these methods.   

Absentee voting by mail. Incapacity or confinement due to illness or a disability is one of the reasons Missouri voters may request an absentee ballot that doesn’t need to be notarized. The deadline to apply is 5pm on the 2nd Wednesday before any election.  

Permanent disability absentee voting. Anyone with a permanent disability may request to be placed on a list of voters who automatically receive an absentee ballot application before each election. Please contact your election authority’s absentee department to learn more.  You may access and print the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County applications for permanent disability at the bottom of this page.  Visit this link for the St. Charles County permanently disabled application.

Accessible voting machines offer different options for voters with different needs, including those with print disabilities. As soon as you can after arriving at your polling place, alert election officials that you wish to use an accessible voting machine to allow them any setup time they may need.    

• If you are blind, a human-sounding voice can read you the ballot. There should be a set of headphones to use to listen to the ballot for this option, but you can bring your own headset if you wish.    
• If you have some vision and can benefit from larger print, you can elect this option. No need to struggle with a magnifier.    
• If you have a learning disability or other intellectual disabilities, the features of this voting booth may be of benefit.
• If you have limited use of your hands, there are easy-to-use knobs and buttons.    

Help marking your ballot:   

• You can bring into the voting booth any person of your choice who is at least age 18 to help you mark your ballot.  
• If you do not have anyone available to help you mark your ballot at your precinct, two election officials, one Democrat and one Republican, will assist you in the voting booth.  

Curbside Voting. If you have health limitations that prevent you from getting inside a precinct location, you can have the ballot brought to you at your car by election officials. By law, there should be a clearly marked driving lane/parking spot for this. In the City of St. Louis, look for a doorbell to alert election officials that you need curbside voting. In St. Louis County, a sign may direct you on how to request your ballot, or you can have anyone go inside to alert a poll worker.  

Wheelchair accessible voting booths are required at each polling location.  

Tips for a Successful Voting Experience

You can get a copy of your ballot prior to voting so you are prepared with your decisions.   

• You may get a sample ballot in the mail or it may be posted on your election authority’s website.
• Go to www.Vote411.org, enter your address and get election information. You can make your selections and then print a sample ballot.  

New In-Person No-Excuse Absentee Voting. There’s a new period of in-person absentee voting starting Oct. 22 at your local  election authority or a satellite voting site. No excuse is needed, but you will need to show a government-issued photo ID.