Check for Your Name on the Inactive Voter List

The Inactive Voters List is composed of registered voters for whom the Board of Election Commissioners may have an inaccurate address because the Postal Service returned one of our mailings as "undeliverable."

If you still live in the City of St. Louis, being on this list is easy to fix. You can do it in person, at your library, or by mail. See "What to Expect" below for the fastest option.

When you change residences within the City of St. Louis you are asked to notify the Board of Election and update your registration records to your current address. See the “instructions” section on how to submit an address change or name change.

If you have not received notice of election cards or other mailings from the Board of Election within five (5) days before an election, you may have been designated as inactive. You may have been removed from the voter rolls if you did not appear to vote in two consecutive federal general elections.

You can check the inactive voter list for yourself or for someone else. If checking for someone else, for best results you will need their first and last name, spelled correctly.

Use the form below to check for your name on the inactive voter list.

If Your Name Is on the Inactive Voter List

1. If you still live in the City of St. Louis, and your address hasn't changed: pick whichever of these is fastest for you.
   1. Visit us in person (fastest). Go to the Board of Election Commissioners at 300 North Tucker Boulevard, Downtown St. Louis, and ask that your name be transferred to the active voter roster. Takes a few minutes.
   2. Visit your library (fast). Go to your local public library, ask for the deputy election registrar, and ask that your name be transferred to the active voter roster. Good option if a branch is closer than Downtown.
   3. By mail (takes the longest). Send us a signed letter with your name, address, and date of birth, asking to be transferred to the active voter roster. Mail to the address below. (Note: worth asking BEC if a fillable template could go here — see below.)
2. If you still live in the City, but your address has changed: transferring your name to active isn't enough. You also need to update your address. Update your voter registration address using this form; it covers both the address update and reactivation in one step.

3. If you no longer live in the City of St. Louis: fill out the Authorization to Cancel Voter Registration form and mail it to:
   Board of Election Commissioners
   300 N Tucker Blvd
   St. Louis, Missouri 63101

4. Registering to vote somewhere else in Missouri? Use the Missouri Secretary of State's GoVoteMissouri portal instead — it's built for statewide registration, not St. Louis-specific inactive status.

The full inactive voters list is also available for download.

If Your Name Is on the Inactive Voter List

If you still live in the City of St. Louis, it is worth your while to contact us to transfer your name to the active voter roster. Do one of the following three things:

1. Visit the Board of Election Commissioners at 300 North Tucker Boulevard in Downtown St. Louis and ask that your name be transferred to the active voter roster.
2. Visit your local public library, ask for the deputy election registrar, and ask that your name be transferred to the active voter roster.
3. Send us a letter with your signature, address, date of birth asking that you be transferred to the active voter roster. You will need to provide your signature and date of birth.

If you no longer live in the City of St. Louis, fill out the Authorization To Cancel Voter Registration form and mail to:

Board of Election Commissioners
300 N Tucker Blvd
St. Louis, Missouri 63101

If It's Election Day and Your Name is on the Inactive Voter List

If your name is on the Inactive Voters List and you still live in the City of St. Louis, you can vote.

When you go to vote you will be required to complete additional administrative steps prior to casting a ballot. This will take extra time.