Cole County opens absentee voting for April 7 election | The Locally Times

The four-day absentee voting period for the April 7 Municipal Election began February 24, the same day candidate filing opened in neighboring Callaway County.

Cole County opened a four-day window for absentee voting on Tuesday, February 24, for its upcoming April 7, 2026, Municipal Election. Publicly available records do not yet specify the municipal offices or ballot measures that will be decided in the April election. The start of voting coincided with the posting of a tentative agenda for the Cole County Commission’s February 24 meeting. ## County Administrative and Education Deadlines Other administrative deadlines also fall in late winter and early spring. Cole County scheduled public bid openings for February 19 and February 26 to determine public contracts. Additionally, Cole County Public Works must submit its application for renewal of its municipal separate storm sewer systems permit to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources no later than April 1, 2026. Local educational institutions also have key dates. Westminster College’s “1851 Challenge” fundraising drive is scheduled for 1,851 minutes between February 25 and February 26, its website states. For students planning for higher education, the State Technical College of Missouri website lists April 1, 2026, as its priority deadline for submitting the FAFSA for the 2026-2027 academic year. The college noted a separate April 1, 2025, deadline for the prior academic year was implemented due to a delayed FAFSA rollout.