REGISTERING TO VOTE / ABSENTEE VOTING

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You need to register to vote if you have moved, changed your name, just became eligible to vote, or have not voted in the last four years.  Voter registration applications are available online (links  below) or at the County Offices. To  be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 years of age or older the day of the election, a US Citizen, and maintained residence in MN for 20 days preceding the election. 

Find out if you are registered to vote at your current address.   

Click below to begin your search.

FIND MY MINNESOTA VOTER REGISTRATION

 In Minnesota, you can vote early with an absentee ballot starting 46  days before Election Day. You can request an absentee ballot online for  federal, state, and county elections. 

Visit the SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE for other than in-person voting options.

• The sample ballot shows a list of the candidates and ballot questions you'll be voting on.
• Information is posted about 45 days before an election.
• A sample ballot is not available for all local elections. You may  need to contact the local government (city, town or school district)  holding the election.

VIEW MY SAMPLE BALLOT

 Visit the Secretary of State's Minnesota Elections Facts page to learn read facts and fiction about Minnesota's election system. 

MINNESOTA ELECTION FACTS