Minneapolis College Votes!

Primary elections determine which candidates will appear on the general election ballot. General elections determine who wins an elected office.

There are several ways you can vote in the primary and the general election:

• In-person on election day at your designated polling place. Find your polling location here.
• Vote early in-person at your county election office.
• Vote by mail using an absentee ballot. Order a mail-in ballot here.

Find more helpful information at Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State and at VOTE411.

To vote, all of these must be true:

• I will be at least 18 years old on Election Day
• I am a citizen of the United States
• I will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding Election Day
• I am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right to vote
• I have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote 
• If I have been convicted of a felony, my felony sentence has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence

Yes! Find more information on the MN Secretary of State website.