Polk County Clerk
Rachel Lightfoot,
County Clerk
Contact Us:
Office: (417) 326-4031
Fax: (417) 326-3525
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday from
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location & Mailing Address:
102 E Broadway #11
Bolivar, MO 65613
Helpful Links
- Duties of the County Clerk
- Election Information and Results
- Register to Vote
- Financial Statements
- Licenses
- Chief Budget Officer
- Maintaining the Budget
- Payroll
- Accounts Payable
- Financial Statement
- General Administration
- Election Administration
- Voter Registration
- Auctioneer Licenses
- Liquor Licenses
- Notary Commissions
- County Commissioner Records
- County Inventory
- Human Resources
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Applications
- Maintaining Personnel Records
April 8, 2025 General Municipal Election Information
The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 5, 2025, for those wishing to cast absentee ballots for Tuesday’s April 8, 2025 General Municipal Election.
The deadline for casting an absentee ballot in person at the clerk’s office is 5:00 p.m. the day before the election, Monday, April 7, 2025.
Those casting absentee ballots by mail must be sure their written request for a ballot arrives at the Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Voters should be sure the request is signed, state the reason for voting absentee and provide an address to which the ballot should be sent.
Sample Ballots
Ballot 1 – Polk County Proposition
Ballot 2 – Village of Halfway, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 3 – Bolivar R-1 School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 4 – Pleasant Hope Fire Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 5 – Dallas Co School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 6 – Hickory Co R-1 School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 7 – Greene Co R-V School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 8 – Dadeville R-II School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 9 – Humansville North Ward, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 10 – Humansville South Ward, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 11 – Humansville Special Road Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 12 – Village of Flemington, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 13 – City of Morrisville, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 14 – City of Fair Play, Polk Co R-II School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 15 – Polk Co R-II School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 16 – Bolivar Ward 2, Bolivar R-1 School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 17 – Bolivar Ward 1, Bolivar R-1 School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 18 – Bolivar Ward 4, Bolivar R-1 School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 19 – Bolivar Ward 3, Bolivar R-1 School Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 20 – City of Pleasant Hope, Pleasant Hope Fire Dist, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 21 – Fair Grove Fire Protection, Polk Co Prop
Ballot 22 – Fair Grove R-X School Dist, Fair Grove Fire Protection, Polk Co Prop,
Register To Vote
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/govotemissouri/register
Where Do I Vote?
https://s1.sos.mo.gov/elections/pollingplacelookup/
How To Vote
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote
What do I bring to the Polls?
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote#forms
Absentee Voting
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote#absentee
Military and Overseas Voting Access Portal
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/registeroverseas
Accessible Voting
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote#accessible
Missouri Election Laws
http://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionGoVoteMissouri/2015ElectionLaws.pdf
Federal and State Election Results
Missouri Election Results http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default
County Election Results http://enr.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/CountyResults.aspx
Election Integrity Unit
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/elections_integrity/
Frequently Asked Questions
The County Clerk’s Office is responsible for
- Liquor Licenses
- Auctioneer Licenses
Please call the County Clerk Office for more information: (417) 326-4031
All disputes concerning assessed value on personal property must fill out and submit proper paperwork and meet before the Board of Equalization.
Click on link below for all required documentation.

VOTER PHOTO ID INFORMATION
Due to the new election law being passed, photo ID is now required in order to vote. To see what are acceptable forms of identification and how to obtain a photo ID for those who do not yet have an ID, please click on links below.
Visit the Missouri Secretary of State website for more information at www.sos.gov.