St. Charles County Missouri - Government

Today is the 2024 General Election!
Polls are open 6 a.m.–7 p.m. Find your polling place, view a sample ballot, and make sure you’re set to vote at sccmo.org/Elections.

Today is the last day of no-excuse absentee voting in ! Voting is available today until 5 p.m. at the Election Authority, or until 3 p.m. at Element Church in Wentzville.

Curbside voting is only available at the Election Authority location. Please be aware that rain may cause delays in the curbside voting process to help prevent ballots from getting wet.

The General Election is tomorrow! Polling places are open 6 a.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5. Find your polling place: sccmo.org/PollingPlaceSearch

Make St. Charles County the best Veteran County in the state and nation!

STL Veteran LLC is hosting informational meetings concerning the St. Charles County Veteran Community.

This event will be hosted at the Mid America Veterans Museum, 410 East Elm St., O’Fallon MO 63366

The next sessions will be Monday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. ,11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. or on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Mike LeBlanc, [email protected] or text 314-363-3715

The Election Authority is open today, Nov. 2 for no-excuse absentee voting! Come by the Election Authority at 397 Turner Blvd. in St. Peters from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Election Authority is open tomorrow, Nov. 2 for no-excuse absentee voting! Come by the Election Authority at 397 Turner Blvd. in St. Peters from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Registered voters in St. Charles County can continue casting their ballots before election day with no disruptions after a judge today dismissed a plaintiff’s request for a halt in voting to settle a dispute on poll watchers.

Judge Dwayne A. Johnson dismissed the request for a temporary restraining order, ruling that the plaintiff’s filing did not comply with state rules for making such a request.

At issue in the case is whether state law allows for poll watchers during the absentee voting period—as the plaintiff had argued—or whether it allows for poll watchers only on election day, as County Director of Elections Kurt Bahr had asserted.

“We are happy that St. Charles County voters will not have to worry about their ability to vote during the absentee period,” says County Director of Elections Kurt Bahr. “Election challengers from both political parties will be present at several polling locations on election day as state law allows. We hope that the legislature can provide clarity on this issue during their next session.”

Read more:

Early Voting Goes on Following St. Charles County Court Hearing Registered voters in St. Charles County can continue casting their ballots before election day with no disruptions after a judge today dismissed a plaintiff’s request for a halt in voting to settle a dispute on poll watchers.

The Election Authority will continue with early no-excuse absentee voting as scheduled Thursday, Oct. 31. The Election Authority office was made aware late Wednesday of an attempt to obtain a temporary restraining order on early voting in the county, with an order to appear for a court hearing Friday, Nov. 1.

“We will follow any court order that may or may not result from the hearing on Friday,” says Kurt Bahr, St. Charles County Director of Elections. “There is no injunction to stop early voting at this time, so our voting locations will be opened as originally planned Thursday.”

ℹ https://www.sccmo.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2486

Wondering where to vote on Nov. 5?
Find your polling place in at:
sccmo.org/PollingPlaceSearch

We want to hear from YOU for the St. Charles County Master Plan!

Your feedback is needed to help drive vision for the County for decades to come.

Add feedback to the online map: https://map.social/Community.php?CommunityID=424

Fill out the survey (approx. 15 minutes): https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/51e43a51d5af46b6a1c8d26c017a83ac

Executive Steve Ehlmann and District 3 Councilman Mike Elam took part in MoDOT - St. Louis's official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Fairground to Cave Springs project today!

This project was funded through a combined effort of $52 million in State and Federal funding and $10 million in St. Charles County funding.

For more information about this project visit: i70csfg.com

With a historic surge in early voting, St. Charles County Election Authority is adding parking for its main office and expanding capacity at its satellite voting location. 🗳️

- Election Authority office (397 Turner Blvd, St. Peters) — To fix major issues with traffic and parking, the Election Authority office has added off-site parking with a shuttle bus. The new parking is at The Crossing at Mid Rivers, located at 6000 West Geneva Drive. (Accessed by taking Highway 79 to the Pearl Drive exit.) The shuttle parking is about 5 minutes from the Election Authority office.

- Element Church (100 Mall Parkway, Wentzville) — The satellite voting site will open one extra day due to high demand. Element Church will open to voters Monday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (The last day at Element was originally planned for Friday, Nov. 1.) Element Church is not open for voting on Saturdays.

Also, extra staff and equipment have been added at Element Church to process voters more quickly — 60% more staff, 50% more voter check-in stations, and double the ballot printers.

“This is the first presidential election where no-excuse absentee voting has been part of the process in Missouri,” says Kurt Bahr, St. Charles County Director of Elections. “The turnout is way, way more than anticipated. It far exceeded any projection we had. And not just us — other counties are seeing the same thing.”

Read more:

Early Voting Update: More Parking and Staff, Extra Day Added With a historic surge in early voting, St. Charles County Election Authority is adding parking for its main office and expanding capacity at its satellite voting location.

Video from the Oct. 28 County Council meeting is available to view online:

St. Charles County Council Meeting - October 28, 2024 St. Charles County Council Meeting - October 28, 2024

Happy to the emergency personnel who help keep safe, including St. Charles County Police Department, Emergency Communications, and all our medical response and law enforcement partners.

Thank you for serving our community!

The St. Charles County Highway Department will close Huster Road north of the Riverport Lane (weather permitting) Monday, November 4, to replace a pipe culvert. The closure is expected to last one week.

Traffic will be required to use an alternate route around the closure while the culvert is being replaced. Local traffic can access either side of the closure location, but no through traffic will be permitted. Signs will be posted telling motorists of the closure and detours.

Huster Road to Close November 4th The St. Charles County Highway Department will close Huster Road north of the Riverport Lane (weather permitting) Monday, November 4, to replace a pipe culvert. The closure is expected to last one week.

Starting today, a shuttle is available for voters visiting the St. Charles County Election Authority to cast their ballot during the no-excuse absentee voting period through Nov. 4. 🗳️

To alleviate traffic and parking lot congestion at the Election Authority, voters may park at the Crossing at Mid Rivers (https://maps.app.goo.gl/NgAkzRDyvRnBGTScA) to be shuttled. The 15-passenger bus will make circuits throughout the day during voting hours, and is expected to take about 5 minutes each way. 🚌

🕣Voting hours are:
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (open until 5 p.m. Nov. 4)
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2 (shuttle will not operate during this time)
Accessible curbside voting is available at this location.

🕘Voting hours are also offered at Element Church in Wentzville:
9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday through Nov. 4
Accessible curbside voting is NOT available at this location.

The Council will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, at 100 N. Third St. in St. Charles.
View the agenda: sccmo.org/CouncilAgendas

Explore airplane cockpits, watch a robotics demonstration, and root for competitors dropping pumpkins from planes in the air at tomorrow’s open house at St. Charles County Regional Airport-Smartt Field.

Pumpkin "Bombing Runs," Vintage Planes, Fun for Kids at Airport Open House Tomorrow Visitors can explore airplane cockpits, watch a robotics demonstration, and root for competitors dropping pumpkins from planes in the air at tomorrow’s open house at St. Charles County Regional Airport-Smartt Field.

✨This week in Government ✨

🗳️ Voting is underway in St. Charles County! Lines were long this week as voters flocked to the polls for no-excuse, in-person absentee voting. Visit sccmo.org/Elections for information about the election.

💼 Jessica Davis, Assistant Director of the Missouri Job Center of St. Charles County, visited the Lake Saint Louis Ambassadors on Friday to explain how the County connects young people with skilled trade jobs. We're in need of more business partners looking to develop young talent into full-time employees!

votes! 🗳️

More than 12,000 voters cast their ballot between Tuesday-Thursday this week for no-excuse absentee voting. Thank you for your patience if you were one of the many who waited in traffic and in line to vote.

You can vote ahead of Election Day, too! Registered voters can stop by one of these locations:
- Now through Nov. 4: Election Authority in St. Peters: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday (curbside voting available)
- Now through Nov. 1: Element Church in Wentzville: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday

✅ Make sure you have your ID with you!
📄 Sample ballots were sent by mail to all registered voters, and are also available at sccmo.org/Elections.
📍 If you are waiting to vote on Election Day, check your polling place at sccmo.org/PollingPlaceSearch.
🕑 Polling places are open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.

At first—all they had to go on was a shoe.
Nobody yet knew that the missing teenaged girl had fallen down an elevator shaft at a construction site nearby. Police called in Tank, a tracking hound and member of the St. Charles County Police K-9 Unit.
Tank tugged forward, nose to the ground, pulling Officer Spiess along on a tight leash.
They came to a construction site, just a floor and the skeleton of a hotel with a few beams and an elevator shaft.
Tank saved her life, and the lives of 13 others in during his service with the K-9 unit.

Read the full article on the St. Charles County Police Department's K-9 unit in this month's Connection Newsletter Spotlight:

Spotlight On: Go Dog Go: Man’s Best Friend Still Vital to St. Charles County Police At first—all they had to go on was a shoe. Nobody yet knew that the missing teenaged girl had fallen down an elevator shaft at a construction site nearby.

Please see the information below from Saint Charles, Missouri - City Government about the new traffic flow at Muegge and Mexico Road:

Drivers on northbound Muegge Drive should be aware that a lane has been reassigned from a combined left-turn/through lane to a left-turn only lane. Here’s what drivers need to know:
• As you drive north on Muegge approaching Mexico Road, you have a choice to go left onto westbound Mexico in either of the two inside lanes.
• If you want to go through the intersection northbound on Muegge toward Cave Springs, you must get in one of the two outside lanes.
• There no longer is an option to choose a lane on northbound Muegge that can take you either left or through the intersection.
This lane assignment change was made in conjunction with the Cave Springs interchange project at I-70 completed by the Missouri Department of Transportation.

What turned out to be a marathon first year for the highly popular Senior Citizen Tax Freeze is winding down.

Enrollment began in the spring with 36,000 people applying—and sometimes long lines. By late summer and early fall, applicants who had been rejected returned with paperwork in hand to fix what was wrong.

Read the article from the October County Connection Newsletter:
https://sccmo.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2472

Personal Property Tax bill amounts are available online at StCharlesMoCollector.com

Currently, only the 2024 personal property tax amounts are ready. Real estate tax bill amounts are being generated and will be published online around Nov. 8. Both real estate and personal property tax bills will be mailed later in November.

Visit the website above to pay the 2024 bill now and cross it off your list early!

The Election Authority is busy today for the start of no-excuse, in person absentee voting!

Sample ballots are available on our website at sccmo.org/Elections

There are two locations to cast your ballot:
◾️ Election Authority (397 Turner Blvd., St. Peters) - Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
◾️Element Church (Wentzville) - Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.