Government & Law

Local Voting Information

• Election Calendar
• Missouri Voter Registration Online (new!)
• Missouri Voter Registration Application (print & mail)
• Polling Locations in Boone County
  • The “Where Do I Vote?” section of the Boone County Clerk’s FAQ page has links for looking up your polling place, updating your address and a complete list of polling locations.
  • Searchable map of Boone County polling locations
• Polling Places in Callaway County
• District Maps
• Voter ID Information
• Find Your Current Elected Officials
• Vote441.org
  This site from the League of Women Voters serves as a “one-stop-shop” for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on topics including absentee ballot information, election dates, ID requirements, registration deadlines and much more.

Boone County

• Boone County Clerk
• Boone County Democrats
• Boone County Republicans

Callaway County

• Callaway County Clerk
• Callaway County Democrats
• Callaway County Republicans

Local Political Clubs & Organizations

• Boone County League of Women Voters
• Mizzou College Republicans
• Mizzou College Democrats
• Muleskinners
• Pachyderms

Local News & Blogs

• Columbia Daily Tribune – Politics Page
• Columbia Missourian – Elections Page

Missouri

• Missouri Secretary of State
• Missouri Democratic Party
• Missouri Republican Party
• Missouri Constitution Party
• Missouri Libertarian Party

National Political Parties

• Democratic Party
• Republican Party
• Constitution Party
• Green Party
• Libertarian Party

Candidates & Elected Officials

• FactCheck.org
  A non-partisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that monitors the factual accuracy of what the candidates say in their ads, debates, speeches etc. A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of PA.
• Federal Elections Commission
  Research current and historical campaign finance data for both individual candidates and political action committees.
• OpenSecrets.org
  Follow the money trail in American elections at the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington D.C.
• USA.gov – Find Your Elected Officials
  Enter your address for contact information for the names and contact information for the people who represent you on the federal, state, and local levels.
• VoteSmart.org
  A charitable organization modeled on the Peace Corps that acts as an independent source for accurate information on candidates from all parties.

Related Websites

• Department of Justice: Civil Rights: Voting Section
  Find statutes, cases, policy and history related to voting rights from the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Federal Voting Assistance Program
  Guidance and resources for military and overseas voters who will be voting absentee.
• Historic Presidential Election Data
  A quick reference guide to all past U.S. presidential elections from The American Presidency Project at UC-Santa Barbara.
• Library of Congress: U.S. Election Statistics
  Resources for locating election statistics at the federal, congressional, and state levels.
• PollingReport.com
  “An independent, non-partisan resource on trends in American public opinion.”
• USA.gov – Voting and Elections
  Basic information on voting and elections, how to contact an elected official and contributing to the election process.

Government – Local

• Boone County Clerk
• Callaway County Clerk
• Voter Self-Education Links – League of Women Voters

Government – State

• Find all Missouri Representatives
• Find all Missouri Senators

Executive Branch

• Governor: Mike Kehoe
• Lieutenant Governor: David Wasinger
• Secretary of State: Denny Hoskins
• State Auditor : Scott Fitzpatrick
• State Treasurer: Vivek Malek
• Attorney General: Andrew Bailey

Missouri House of Representatives – List of our Local Representatives:

• 43rd District: Kent Haden
• 44th District: John Martin
• 45th District: Kathy Steinhoff
• 46th District: David Tyson Smith
• 47th District: Adrian Plank
• 49th District: Jim Schulte
• 50th District: Gregg Bush

Missouri Senate

• List of our Local Senators:
  • 10th District: Travis Fitzwater
  • 19th District: Stephen Webber
• Missouri General Assembly
  Links to Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate, tracks legislation and includes the Missouri Revised Statutes.

Missouri Judiciary

Missouri Secretary of State

• Contains information regarding candidates, the General Assembly roster and government records.

State and Local Government on the Net

• Directory of official state, county and city government websites.

State of Missouri

• Official site of Missouri’s state government.

Government – Federal

Congress.gov

• Federal legislative information including bills and resolutions, activity in Congress, the Congressional Record and more.

GPO Access

• The U.S. Government Printing Office provides free access to the official, published versions of information products produced by the Federal Government.

USA.gov

• Official information, services and resources from the U.S. Government.

Official US Government Departments Index

• A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies with their websites.

U.S. Department of State

• Information about travel and business as well as news and issues involving the State Department. Includes the latest Country Report on Terrorism 2022 (formerly titled Patterns of Global Terrorism).

U.S. House of Representatives

Missouri U.S. Representatives

• 1st District: Wesley Bell
• 2nd District: Ann Wagner
• 3rd District: Robert Onder
• 4th District: Mark Alford
• 5th District: Emanuel Cleaver
• 6th District: Sam Graves
• 7th District: Eric Burlison
• 8th District: Jason Smith

U.S. Senate

Missouri U.S. Senator Websites

• Eric Schmitt
• Josh Hawley

 

White House

General Resources

• SIRS Researcher
  Collection of articles from newspapers, magazines, reference sources, etc. organized by topic. Relevant topics include capital punishment, civil rights, copyright infringement, etc.
• MU Law Library
  Offers a user-friendly portal to many useful, free Internet resources.
• FindLaw Legal Dictionary
• Missouri Bar Association-MissouriLawyersHelp.org
  A website created by The Missouri Bar to provide resources and services to the citizens of Missouri. Includes a guide to legal topics such as finding a lawyer, probate law, family law and courts.
• Missouri Sex Offender Registry
• National Sex Offender Public Website

Laws & Ordinances

Local

• City Ordinances for Columbia, Missouri
• City Ordinances for Fulton, Missouri

State

• Revised Missouri Statutes
• Missouri Constitution
• Code of State Regulations – Missouri Secretary of State

Federal

• FindLaw: U.S. Constitution
• Government Printing Office: U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Code
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
  Currently updated version of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.

Courts and Legal Proceedings

Local

• City of Columbia Municipal Court
• City of Fulton Municipal Court
• Judicial Circuit – Boone & Callaway Counties

State

• Missouri Courts
  Official site of Missouri’s judicial branch of government.
• Representing Yourself in Missouri Courts
• Case.net
  Provides access to the Missouri State Courts Automated Case Management System.

Federal

• Federal Courts Finder
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
  FindLaw’s searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1760.
• National Victim Notification Network
  Allows crime victims to obtain information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders.

Forms

• U.S. Legal Forms
  Search a wide selection of Missouri legal forms by category or title.
• Missouri Court Forms
• Dissolution of Marriage Forms

Legal Assistance

• Legal Services for Low Income and Elderly People
• Missouri Bar “Find a Lawyer”
• Missouri Courts “Finding a Lawyer”