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Early voting started Sept. 20

Voting for the Nov. 5 general election began in Minnesota on Sept. 20.

To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older by Election Day, a U.S. citizen, a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not under a court order that revokes your right to vote.

The 2024 general election is the first presidential election since the passage of the restoration of voting rights for Minnesotans with felony convictions who are not currently incarcerated.

Eligible voters can register to vote at mnvotes.gov/register

There are three ways to vote:  

•By mail: Minnesotans can vote by mail by requesting a ballot at mnvotes.gov/absentee. About 150,000 Minnesotans live in mail ballot precincts and will be mailed a ballot automatically if they are registered to vote.

Ballots must be received by local election offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. Voters can track their ballot at mnvotes.gov/trackmyballot.

•Early in person: Minnesotans can vote absentee in person at their local election office during business hours through Nov. 5.

There are also special early voting hours during the 2024 general election:

Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Tuesday, Oct. 29, open until 7 p.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Sunday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Monday, Nov. 4, open until 5 p.m.

•In person on Election Day: Minnesotans can vote in person at their local polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Find your polling place at mnvotes.gov/pollfinder.

Check your registration online at mnvotes.gov/register.

All polling places are open until 8 p.m. As long as you are in line to vote by 8 p.m., you can vote. In Minnesota, people can register to vote on Election Day.  

At mnvotes.gov, voters can register to votecheck their registrationrequest an absentee ballot, and track their absentee or mail ballot 

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