2024 MINNESOTA VOTER GUIDE
1.Voter Registration
Deadline to Register/Update by mail or online: October 15, 2024
In-person Registration available on Election Day
2. Check Your Registration
Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.
Check Your Registration Online
Update Your Registration Online
Checklist:
- Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
- Correct Address
- Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
- Correct Date of Birth
- Correct Political Party Preference
- Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.
3. Voter ID Law
Source: Ballotpedia
Minnesota does not require voters to present identification while voting in most cases.[1] If you are registering to vote at the polls or have not voted in at least four years, you will need to bring proof of residency to the polls. Click here to see what qualifies as an accepted proof of residency.
Forms of Accepted IDs
If you are registering to vote at the polls or have not voted in at least four years, you will need to bring proof of residency to the polls. Click here to see what qualifies as acceptable proof of residency.
Provisional ballot rules
Minnesota does not have a provisional voting process. Federal law requires most states to provide for a provisional balloting process (states that had enacted same-day voter registration processes as of 1993 were exempted from this requirement). As of September 2019, every state except Idaho, Minnesota, and New Hampshire had established a provisional voting process.
4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot
Deadline for Absentee Mail Ballot application: Must be received by November 4, 2024
We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.
Deadline to return Absentee Mail Ballot: must be Received before 8:00 pm on November 5, 2024
Surrendering Your Advance Mail Ballot: There is no official Surrender Rule in Minnesota.
If you ballot has not arrived, is lost, or damaged, contact your county election office to receive a replacement ballot in person or by mail. The election official will cancel your original ballot. Do not return your original ballot, even if you eventually find or receive it. Only return your replacement ballot.
Find your County Election Office: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/find-county-election-office/
5. Early Voting Information
- In-person absentee voting begins September 20. Absentee voting locations are open during normal business hours, with additional weekend dates (see schedule here: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/)
- You can vote early with an absentee ballot at your local elections office: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/find-county-election-office/.
- Some cities and towns also offer in-person absentee voting.
- If you are not registered, you can do so in person if you show proof of residence.
- View the list of voting locations here: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/voting-locations-before-election-day/
- For more information regarding federal, state and local elections contact your state election official online: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/ or contact Minnesota Secretary of State, Steve Simon by email: state@state.mn.us
6. Become a Poll Worker!
- Become a poll worker!
- Poll workers must be 16 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county
- Sign Up Here: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/get-involved/become-an-election-judge/