Important Election Information

To students in the Washington University Community:This is a reminder that Tuesday, November 4 is ELECTION DAY.  The polls will be open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.  This election is expected to have the highest voter turnout in history.  Please allow ample time to vote (at least one to two hours).

Please note that state law prohibits electioneering or the wearing of anything identifiable with a candidate, party, or issue (t-shirts, buttons, signs, hats, etc.) within 25 feet of the polling location.

If you are registered to vote in Missouri (the deadline to register was October 8), you should have received a postcard with your polling location.  Below are common polling locations for students:

• If you live on the South 40, your card will say “One Brookings Drive” as the polling location.  The actual location is Friedman Lounge in the Wohl Center.
  
  
• If you live in Fraternities (Upper and Lower Row, and ZBT), Millbrook Apartments, The Village, or Village East, your polling location is Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 7148 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105.
  
  
• If you live in Greenway (6600 Washington Ave.) or University Drive (6607, 6627, 6633, 6639, 6649, 6645, 6801, 6811 Washington Ave.)  your polling location is Trinity Presbyterian Church, 6600 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130.
  
  
• If you live in Rosedale (340, 346 Rosedale; 6047, 6053, 6055 Waterman), or Horse-Shoe (6136, 6158, 6162, 6168, 6170 Waterman), your polling location is St. Roch’s Church, 6040 Waterman, St. Louis, MO 63112.
  
  
• If you live in Loop Lofts (1019 N. Skinker Blvd.) your polling location is West Presbyterian Church, 5872 Maple Ave., 63112.
  
  
• If your residence is not included in the list above, please visit the Vote Missouri website at http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/elections.aspx to verify your polling location. This website includes other information such as acceptable forms of ID (Washington University student IDs and out-of-state driver’s licenses are accepted), the voter bill of rights, and ballot measures and candidates.  

Continuous, specially marked shuttles will be available from 8:00am-8:00pm to several of these polling locations.

• The shuttle serving Our Lady of Lourdes will stop at the Mallinckrodt bus depot and on Snow Way Drive, outside of the Village.
  
  
• The shuttle serving Trinity Presbyterian Church and St. Roch’s Church will stop at the Mallinckrodt bus depot, twice along University Drive and once on Washington Ave.
  
  
• For Loop Lofts residents, a car pool is available.  Contact your Resident Advisor for more information.

The November 4 ballot is very lengthy.  To be informed of the candidates and issues, consult both local and national news sources.  Should you experience a problem at the polls, please call the national voter assistance hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.  

Thank you for your active participation in the democratic process.