Voting in Minnesota
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Who can vote in Minnesota
To vote you must be:
A U.S. citizen
At least 18 years old on Election Day (16 & 17 year olds can pre-register)
A resident of Minnesota for 20 days
Not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction
Not under a court order that revokes your right to vote
Step 1: Registering to Vote
Register Online
Before anything else, check to make sure you are registered to vote and that your information is up to date. You can often do this through the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website.
To register online, you will need:
To be eligible to vote in Minnesota
Your Minnesota driver’s license or Minnesota identification card number, or the last four numbers of your Social Security number
An email address
Note: You will need to re-register if your name or address changes.
Other Ways to Register
There are other ways to register to vote, including:
Submit a paper form. Download a voter registration form to print, complete, and return to your local elections office.
Register when you vote. In Minnesota, voters can register at polling places on Election Day or at early voting locations before Election Day.
Automatic voter registration. All eligible adults will be automatically registered to vote when they get a state-issued ID.
Note: You may need to re-register if your address changed or you sibmited a Change of Address with USPS. Check your voter registration status to confirm.
Step 2: Voting
Voting In-Person
To vote in person, you must go to your assigned polling location on Election Day or during any early voting period offered in your state.Find Your Location
What To Bring
Voting Hours
Quickly find your polling location by visiting: https://pollfinder.sos.mn.gov/
Whether you need to bring ID to the polls depends on whether you need to register at the polling place.
If your voter registration is current and active, you do not need to bring identification. This means you were successfully registered at least 21 days before Election Day, and you have not moved or changed names since then.
If you need to register or update your registration, or you have not voted in four years or more, you will need to show proof of residence before you vote. Register on election day.
Most polling places will be open from 7 a.m* - 8 p.m.
*In state and federal elections, towns with fewer than 500 residents are not required to open until 10 a.m., but most polling places choose to open at 7 a.m.
Early Voting (Absentee)
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.