In a news release, the secretary of state’s office said the deadline to register to vote in the municipal election was still March 11. Write-in candidates will still have until 5 p.m. on March 27 to file.

Anyone who is 18 by April 7 will be allowed to vote, but anyone who turns 18 between April 8 and June 2 will not be allowed to vote, Ashcroft said.

He said officeholders whose terms expire after the April 7 election date will be able to serve until after the new election date.

In addition to the concern over polling places attracting large numbers of people, local officials also had said they were worried they wouldn’t get enough election judges to work on April 7.

Many poll workers are over 60 years old, an age group which health experts say is at high risk of complications should they contract COVID-19.

Missouri became the seventh state to change an election date because of the coronavirus pandemic, joining Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Ohio.

But Illinois and Arizona opted to go ahead with their primary elections Tuesday.