Timely info on candidates, ballot issues available at VOTE411.org

Missouri voters can find unbiased information on candidates and ballot issues at VOTE411.org.

The Voters Guide, produced by volunteers with the League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, allows Missouri voters to type in their address to see the races on their ballots, compare candidates’ positions side-by-side, and read a summary of ballot initiatives, including Amendments 1 and 3.

ABSENTEE, MAIL-IN BALLOTS
More than 105,000 voters in St. Louis County alone have requested absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election. Voters over 65 or with an underlying condition the CDC says are at higher risk of complications can use a new excuse for absentee voting that doesn’t require a notary.

Many absentee voters and those using new “mail-in ballots” must have the ballot envelope notarized. Free notary services are available at the League office at 8706 Manchester Rd., Suite 104, in Brentwood. A list of other free notaries can be found at notaryhub.movpc.org.

IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING
In-person absentee voting at local election authorities started Sept. 22. St. Louis City will have the Buder, Schlafly, Central, and Julia Davis libraries as satellite voting sites from Oct. 12-Nov. 2. They will be open 11 am to 5pm Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, and 1 to 7 pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

SATELLITE VOTING SITES
Starting Oct. 22, four satellite voting sites will be open in St. Louis County from 8 am to 4:30 Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays:

• St. Louis County Library Mid-County Branch at 7821 Maryland Avenue in Clayton.
• West County Government Center, 74 Clarkson Wilson Center in Chesterfield.
• South County Government Center, Keller Plaza at 4554 Lemay Ferry Road.
• North County Recreational Complex at 2577 Redman Road.

VOTERS GUIDE AND COPE LIST
A Voters Guide will be published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Oct. 15. Copies will be available at area Schnucks stores and other sites.

The Labor Tribune also is publishing a Special Election Issue focused on Labor-endorsed candidates and ballot issues in its Oct. 15 edition.