NO
Missouri does require a voter ID at the polls. Voters without an acceptable form of ID, such as a driver's license, military ID or passport, will be able to cast a provisional ballot.
As of September 2026, 36 states, including Missouri, have laws requesting or requiring some form of voter identification, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Of those, 14 are “strict,” requiring a voter to present ID for their vote to count. The remaining 22 are “non-strict,” with many allowing voters without ID to cast a provisional ballot that will be counted if a verification process determines the voter is eligible.
Fourteen states and Washington D.C. use other methods to verify voters, such as a signature, which is checked against their information on file.
The right-leaning Heritage Foundation found that in seven swing states, documented cases of voter fraud over the past 13 to 38 years totaled less than 100 each, out of millions of ballots cast. That’s 0.00015% or less as a percentage, according to the center-left Brookings Institution.
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Sources
Missouri Secretary of State website: How to Vote
National Conference of State Legislatures: Voter ID Laws
Brookings: How widespread is election fraud in the United States? Not very