What to Expect on the Ballot for the Nov. 3 Election
Some 80,000 St. Charles County voters will cast ballots in a different congressional district Nov. 3 than they did in the August primary, after a flurry of back-and-forth court rulings over the U.S. congressional district map.
The district boundaries are now arranged according to Missouri’s 2022 map—which has our county split between two districts—rather than the 2025 congressional map that was used in the August primary election.
The judicial tug-of-war over which map to use was put to rest by a final ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 25. Their ruling avoids any complications with absentee voting that began more than a week ago.
“With the Supreme Court ruling, we now have clarity that the ballots printed at the beginning of absentee voting are the ballots that will be used through the course of this election,” says Kurt Bahr, St. Charles County Director of Elections. “It's good that absentee voters who were holding off to see what happens can now cast their ballots without worrying about any more changes.”
The 2022 map has residents in parts of central and southwest St. Charles County voting in Congressional District 2 (currently represented by Republican Ann Wagner) rather than District 3 (currently represented by Republican Bob Onder).
Image caption: Voters who live south of I-70 and west of I-64 will vote in Congressional District 2, as will those in the slice of central St. Charles County depicted here.
Whether the congressional boundaries stay in their 2022 configuration after this election, or once again switch to the 2025 boundary lines, depends on how voters decide Proposition A, a statewide referendum to decide whether to use the 2025 map.
Ballot Issues
Four proposed amendments to the Missouri Constitution and a referendum on the state’s congressional district map will appear on all ballots, and many ballots will also include local tax questions. You can view summaries of all the ballot issues using the links below. (The full legal text of the constitutional amendments can also be accessed from the linked page.)
- Amendment 3—Relating to abortions, and also medical procedures for minors
- Amendment 6—Relating to initiative and referendum petitions
- Amendment 7—Relating to a proposed state government endowment fund
- Amendment 8—Relating to elected sheriffs
- Proposition A—A referendum on the U.S. congressional district map as drawn by Missouri House Bill 1 of 2025
- Proposition PARAMEDICS (St. Charles County Ambulance District)—Sales tax question
- Proposition T (Central County Fire Protection District)—General obligation bond measure
- Proposition 1 (Fort Zumwalt School District)—General obligation bond measure
- Proposition H (Francis Howell School District)—General obligation bond measure
- Proposition O (Francis Howell School District)—Property tax question
- Proposition T (Orchard Farm School District)—General obligation bond measure
Elected Offices
County-level elected offices will be on your ballot this November, but only three are contested by multiple candidates. Those are:
- County Executive—Republican Steve Ehlmann and Democrat David Veneziano
- Director of Elections—Republican Kurt Bahr and Libertarian Carl Herman Freese
- County Council District 7—Republican Tim Baker and Democrat Monica Balestreri
The uncontested County offices are Assessor, Collector of Revenue, Prosecuting Attorney, Recorder of Deeds, Sheriff, and County Council Districts 1, 3, and 5.
The city of St. Charles has a three-way race in a special election to fill the city council seat for Ward 4 after Councilman Scott Shipman passed away in May. The candidates are Tom Bruening, Brett Larkin, and Steven Felder.
A number of state and federal elections are also on the November ballot, nearly all of which are contested. Those offices include state auditor, U.S. representatives, state representatives, state senators, one circuit court judge, and six associate circuit judges.
Voting Times and Places
Absentee voters who won’t be able to go to the polls on Election Day can vote in-person at the St. Charles County Election Authority (397 Turner Boulevard in St. Peters), or with a ballot submitted by mail.
Starting Oct. 20, anyone can come out to vote ahead of the election, regardless of whether you’ll be able to on Election Day. There are three location choices to cast your vote early:
- County Election Authority (397 Turner Boulevard in St. Peters)
- Element St. Charles (1450 Wall Street in St. Charles)
- The Meadows Mall in Lake Saint Louis (10 Meadow Circle Drive)
Full operating hours can be found on the Election Authority website, but at minimum each location will be open 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Of course, you’re always welcome to come cast your vote at your assigned polling place on Election Day, Nov. 3. Polls open at 6 a.m. and will remain open for people in line by 7 p.m. to ensure everyone has a chance to vote.
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