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For Kansas City Voters, Finding A Notary To Validate Mail-In Ballots Just Got Easier

By Steve Kraske,

Published August 14, 2020 at 4:19 PM CDT

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Citizens in St. Louis County cast their vote on Oct. 25, 2018. The Missouri Supreme Court will decide whether voters who do not show a photo ID can vote without signing an affidavit. — Some Missouri residents are opting to avoid crowded polling places by voting by mail.

An online platform supporting local restaurants has pivoted to assisting voters seeking to mail in their Missouri general election ballots.

Missouri requires that most mail-in ballots be notarized before being returned to local election boards via United States Postal Service. To help ease that process, Curbside KC is partnering with local coffee shops and restaurants to make notaries more accessible to voters.

Danielle Lehman, creator of Curbside KC and the Open Belly podcast

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Mackenzie Martin

Mackenzie Martin is a senior podcast producer at KCUR Studios and host of the podcast, A People's History of Kansas City. Contact her at mackenzie@kcur.org.

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As senior producer of Up To Date, I want our listeners to hear familiar and new voices that shine light on the issues and challenges facing the myriad communities KCUR serves, and to expose our audiences to the wonderful and the creative in the Kansas City area. Just as important to me is an obligation to mentor the next generation of producers to ensure that the important conversations continue. Reach me at alexanderdk@kcur.org.

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