Bates County Clerk's Office

10/16/2026

Happy Boss’s Day Jami!!

10/16/2026

10/13/2026

The County Clerk projects a 58% voter turn-out for the November 3rd General Election.

Bates County currently has 11895 registered voters.

Tell us in the comments what percentage you think the voter turn-out will be!

10/13/2026

Reminder to Elected Officials and candidates who signed up to volunteer at the Senior Center: The Kickin Chicken dinner fundraiser is Sunday!

10/13/2026

Wednesday, October 21st is the last day that you can request an absentee ballot to be mailed to you. We must receive your application in the office by 5:00 p.m. on October 21st.

10/09/2026

I have received multiple complaints about campaign signs being on public property. Campaign signs should only be placed on private property with the property owner's permission. Campaign signs are not allowed to be placed on county property or state right of ways. Any campaign signs on county property will be removed and disposed of. Citizens should direct any further complaints to the Missouri State Ethics Commission.

Jami Page
Bates County Clerk
Election Authority

10/07/2026

*Official Commission Minutes for October 5, 2026 provided by Jami Page, Bates County Clerk*

Sunshine Request; Gayle Beachner / Kaysinger Basin / Tax Sale Excess Funds

Monday, October 5, 2026

1st day of October Term

The Bates County Commission met with Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley, Northern Commissioner John Gray and Southern Commissioner Trent Nelson present.

Chris Gach was present for all meetings.

Jami Page, Bates County Clerk, presented another Sunshine Request that she received from Gayle Beachner and encouraged them to read the request before she sent the response. The Commission then read the Sunshine Request. John asked Jami if she had heard anything from the Attorney General’s Office and she informed him that she had not. Jami and the Commission discussed what their Attorney’s encouraged them to do.

Jami told them that she has informed Gayle that a judge will have to decide to release the report, but the response will not change until then. She then stated she would tell Gayle this once more, as her legal counsel had advised.

Theresa Heckenlively, with Kaysinger Basin, came in and talked to the Commission about Safe Streets for All Regional Plan. Since then, there was a public survey put out, and she came to share the responses for Bates County. There were a lot of responses for Butler, and a select few for Rich Hill. 66% were within City Limits and 33% weren’t. She informed the Commission that Bates County did a phenomenal job getting information out there and finding the surveys and told the Commission that they should be proud of their community. Theresa went on to speak about the lack of/or poorly maintained sidewalks in all communities noted on the surveys.

Trent made a motion to release the tax sale excess fund to Mayella Heckadon for Ellsworth Heckadon’s property. John seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried. No opposition.

Jami, Bates County Clerk, informed the Commission that she went and spoke to Kacie about the excess fund from the tax sale and told them that she will need a letter from them stating that they have researched and found zero liens on the property and to release the money to her.