Voter Information

Register to Vote Before Election Day

You can find voter registration forms at county courthouses, city halls, and other public buildings throughout the state, in many telephone books, and in your state tax booklet (in even-numbered years). You may also register to vote when you apply for or renew your Minnesota driver's license or state identification card.

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Register to Vote on Election Day

In Minnesota eligible voters can register on Election Day, November 7, at the polling place in your precinct. You will need one of the following to verify your identity and residence.

  • Minnesota driver's license, learner's permit, identification card, or receipt for one, with your current address, or
  • Tribal ID, or
  • One of the above if the Minnesota license, Tribal ID or MN State ID has a former address, you may bring a recent utility bill, or
  • "Notice of Late Registration" postcard mailed to you by your city's Elections Office, or
  • U.S. passport with utility bill, or
  • U.S. military photo ID card with utility bill, or
  • If you are a student, you can use:
    • Student ID, registration, or fee statement with your current address
    • Student photo ID with utility bill *
    • Student ID if you are on a student housing list on file at the polling place
    • Someone who is registered in the precinct where you live who will vouch for your residence

*Note: The utility bill must have your name, current address, and be due within 30 days of the election. Utility bills may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, or cable TV.

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Minnesota Voter Bill of Rights

For all persons residing in this state who meet federal voting eligibility requirements:

  1. You have the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting during the morning of Election Day.
  2. If you are in line at your polling place any time between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., you have the right to vote.
  3. If you can provide the required proof of residence, you have the right to register to vote and to vote on Election Day.
  4. If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right to orally confirm your identity with an election judge and to direct another person to sign your name for you.
  5. You have the right to request special assistance when voting.
  6. If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the voting booth by a person of your choice, except by an agent of your employer or union or a candidate.
  7. You have the right to bring your minor children into the polling place and into the voting booth with you.
  8. If you have been convicted of a felony but your felony sentence has expired (been completed) or you have been discharged from your sentence, you have the right to vote.
  9. If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to vote, unless the court order revokes your right to vote.
  10. You have the right to vote without anyone in the polling place trying to influence your vote.
  11. If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before it is submitted, you have the right to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
  12. You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are dissatisfied with the way an election is being run.
  13. You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
  14. You have the right to take a copy of this Voter's Bill of Rights into the

County Election Offices Contact Information

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