Voter registration

You must be registered to vote in Minnesota.

Update your registration if your name or address changes.

Eligibility

To vote in Minnesota 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 in jail or prison for a felony conviction
Not under a court order that revokes your right to vote

Pre-registration for 16 and 17 years old

16- and 17-year-olds can pre-register to vote. When they turn 18, they will be automatically registered.

Who can vote

What's my residence

Register or update registration online

To register online you will need:

Your Minnesota driver’s license or identification card number, or the last four numbers of your Social Security number
An email address
To be eligible to vote in Minnesota

Automatic online registration

Eligible voters will automatically be registered to vote when applying for or renewing:

Minnesota driver's license
State ID card
USPS change of address
Other state agency benefits or services

Other ways to register

You can register by mail or on Election Day.

Register by mail

Print, complete, and return a voter registration application (PDF, 1MB) to us.

Register on Election Day

You can register at your polling place with proof of residence.

Election day voting

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Name and address privacy

Your name and address are public when you register to vote.

If you have safety or privacy concerns, there are ways to register and vote without making your information public.

Privacy of registration data

Safe at Home program

This is an address confidentiality program for those with extreme safety needs.

All voting is done by absentee ballot through the mail.
Your name and address are never shared with your local election office.
Only your marked ballot is counted.

Safe at Home

Keep your information private

Your name and address won't be available to members of the public. The information will be on the list of voters at the polling place on Election Day.

Email the completed request form to hc.vote@hennepin.us.

Request to withhold voter information from public information form (PDF, 1MB)

Inactivate your voter record

This removes your voter information from the public registered voter list. If required, election officials can still view or update your voter record upon re-registration.

If your record is inactive, you must re-register to vote again.

Email the completed request form to hc.vote@hennepin.us.

Request to inactivate voter record form (PDF, 1MB)

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