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. – 4:00 p.m.

Location & Mailing Address:

102 E Broadway #11
Bolivar, MO 65613

  • 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 7, 2026 General Municipal Election Information

The Polk County Clerk’s office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 4, 2026, for those wishing to cast absentee ballots for Tuesday’s April 7, 2026 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 6, 2026.

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 25, 2026.  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.

The Permanantly Disabled absentee ballots have been processed and will mailed out after Absentee voting begins on February 24, 2026.

Please contact the County Clerk’s office for any questions regarding the upcoming election.

Sample Ballots

Ballot 1 – County, CPCFPD, CMH

Ballot 2 – Village of Halfway

Ballot 3 – County, CPCFPD, CMH, Bolivar Schools

Ballot 4 – County, CMH

Ballot 5 – County, CMH, P H Schools

Ballot 6 – County, CPCFPD, CMH, P H Schools

Ballot 7 – Dallas County Schools

Ballot 8 – County, CMH, Bolivar Schools

Ballot 9 – Marion C Early Schools

Ballot 10 – Walnut Grove Schools

Ballot 11 – Dadeville Schools

Ballot 12 – City of Humansville, Northward

Ballot 13 – City of Humansville, Southward

Ballot 14 – County Only

Ballot 15 – Village of Flemington

Ballot 16 – City of Fair Play

Ballot 17 – City of Bolivar, Ward 2

Ballot 18 – City of Bolivar, Ward 1

Ballot 19 – City of Boilvar, Ward 4

Ballot 20 – City of Boilvar, Ward 3

 

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November 4, 2025 Special Election Offical Results

Official Results

November 4, 2025 Special Election

Sample Ballot

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August 5, 2025 Special Election Offical Results

Official Results

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April 8, 2025 General Municipal Offical Election Results

2025 April Official Results

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.

BOE Forms

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.

Free ID

Photo ID

Visit the Missouri Secretary of State website for more information at www.sos.gov.