KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whether you prefer a sample ballot, Notes app bullet points on your phone or a good old paper list, Missouri residents will need a way to remember who and what to vote for in the 2024 general election.

In Missouri, voters will choose the governor and U.S. senator, and the future of abortion and minimum wage. That is on top of the presidential election for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

The Show Me State has a number of rules governing the voting process, from whether you can wear political attire to a polling place to how close people can campaign outside.

Whether you are voting early or on Nov. 5, learn what you can bring in the polling place.

What can you bring in a Missouri voting booth?

Heather Hall, the director for the Clay County Election Board, said voters have multiple options for ways to remember which bubbles they’ll fill in.

She said that under Missouri law, sample ballot and notes on paper or a phone are all allowed at polling places.

What are you not allowed to do at Missouri polls?

Leave your Democrat or Republican voting guides at home. Hall said that bringing paper materials displaying candidates or parties is considered electioneering — influencing people at the polls. Before heading out to vote, take a photo of the voting guide or copy down your answers for later.

Missourians should also skip the ballot selfie. According to state law, Show Me State voters are prohibited from taking photos of their ballots “with the intent of letting it be known how he or she is about to vote or has voted.”

Both taking photos of ballots and electioneering are considered a class four election offense and is punishable by up to one year in prison, a fine of up to $2,500 or a combination of both, according to Missouri statute.

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