§ RSMo § 115.655Delivery of official ballots, how — voting procedures — form of return identification envelope — replacement ballots, when — return of — counting of ballots

1. The election authority shall provide for the delivery of official ballots to each qualified voter: (1) By first class mail to the mailing address of each voter as it appears on the registration records of the election authority on the deadline specified in subsection 1 of section 115.135 for registration. Each ballot so mailed shall be placed by the election authority in an envelope which is prominently marked "Do Not Forward" and mailed not later than the tenth day prior to the election; or (2) By delivering the ballot to the residential address of the voter as it appears on the registration records of the election authority on the deadline specified in subsection 1 of section 115.135 for registration. Such delivery shall be made by a bi-partisan team appointed by the election authority from lists submitted under the provisions of section 115.087 . ­­ ­ Voters shall also be provided with a return identification envelope, a secrecy envelope, and instructions sufficient to describe the voting process. 2. Upon receipt of the ballot, the voter shall mark it, place and seal the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope supplied with the ballot, place and seal the sealed secrecy envelope containing the marked ballot in the return identification envelope supplied with the ballot which has been signed by the voter and then return the marked ballot to the election authority by either: (1) United States mail; or (2) Personally delivering the ballot to the office of the election authority. 3. The election authority may provide additional sites for return delivery of ballots. The election authority may provide for the payment of postage on the return of ballots. 4. The return identification envelope shall be in substantially the following form: ­ PLEASE PRINT: NAME ______ I declare under penalty of perjury, a felony, that I am a resident and a qualified voter for this election as shown on voter registration records and that I have voted the enclosed ballot and am returning it in compliance with sections 115.650 to 115.660, RSMo, and have not and will not vote more than one ballot in this election. I also understand that failure to complete the information below will invalidate my ballot. __________________ Signature __________________ Residence Address __________________ Mailing Address (if different)