Voter Registration
You ma
y register to vote at any time except for the 20 days preceding an election. All voters must:
- be at least 18 years old on election day
- be a citizen of the United States
- have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day
- maintain residence at the address given on the registration form
- have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote
- have not been convicted of a felony without having civil rights restored
You may register by mail or in person by completing a Voter Registration Card, also available at most government offices and public libraries.
Not sure if you're registered?
Visit the MN Secretary of State's Voter Registration lookup.
Register on Election Day
You can register to vote on election day at your precinct voting site with any of the following forms of proper identification:
- Driver's License or MN Identification Card or receipt for either with your current address
- Previous registration in the same precinct
- Notice of Late Registration that was received from the City Clerk within two weeks prior to election
- By having a person who lives in the same precinct and who is already registered to vote sign a sworn statement that you live in the precinct
- Driver's License, MN Identification Card, Military ID, or passport without current address AND an original utility bill showing a due date within 30 days of either side of the election day
- Tribal ID issued by the tribal government by a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Dept of the Interior, containing the name, address in the precinct, signature, and picture of individual
Reasons to register again
Once registered, you need not register again unless:
- you move
- you change your name
- you do not vote for four years