Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins projects 55.6% statewide voter turnout for Tuesday, Nov. 3, up from 49.6% in the 2022 midterm.
The projection covers the statewide total. Hoskins said local turnout could range from 25% to 75% depending on the area, according to Fox 2, which reported the interview on Oct. 28.
Chesterfield-area voters will see a long ballot. Statewide, four constitutional amendments and one proposition appear on every ballot, according to a Fox 2 voter guide. Those include Amendment 3, which addresses abortion rights, and Proposition A, which asks voters whether to approve the "Missouri First Map" for the state's eight congressional districts. That map was passed by lawmakers in 2025. If approved, it would replace congressional boundaries enacted in 2022.
Two-sided ballots
Because some ballots have items printed on both sides, Hoskins urged voters to flip their ballots over before submitting them.
"Make sure that you check both sides of the ballot before you turn it in," Hoskins said.
Missouri no longer allows a straight-party ticket option, according to the Secretary of State's office. Voters must mark each race individually.
New electioneering restrictions
House Bill 1871 (HB 1871), a state election reform law that took effect Aug. 28, changes what campaigning looks like outside polling places. The law bans all electioneering and petitioning within 25 feet of a polling place entrance during Election Day and the absentee voting period, according to a Husch Blackwell legal analysis.
Election authorities may expand the general no-electioneering zone to 50 feet with public notice. Candidates themselves may campaign as close as 25 feet from the building’s outer door closest to the polling place, according to the Husch Blackwell analysis.
Hoskins described the rules differently in his Fox 2 interview, saying that "for the most part, only the candidate that is running for office can be between 25 and 50 feet from that polling location."
Polling hours and ID
Polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. Voters in line at 7 p.m. have the right to cast a ballot, according to the Secretary of State's office.
Voters must show a valid photo ID. Acceptable forms include a non-expired Missouri driver's license, military ID, U.S. passport or another photo ID issued by the federal government or the state of Missouri that has not expired since the most recent general election.
Voters can find their polling place through the Secretary of State's voter portal at voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal.
