Minnesota voting guide

Open the election authority’s current instructions

Minnesota · November 3, 2026

In-person registration remains available through Election Day; location, identification and ballot rules apply. OFF-MN · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

Ordinary domestic voters; same-day registration routes and local conditions remain distinct.
Registration route	Date	Rule	Evidence
Online	Oct 13		OFF-MN · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
Mail	Oct 13	received	OFF-MN · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
In person	Nov 3		OFF-MN · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

A displayed window does not mean every site is open every day. Times are local unless a named time zone is given.
Voting task	Date or window	Instructions
Mailed ballot request	Nov 2	The application must reach the election authority by this date. BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL
In-person early/absentee route	Sep 18–Nov 2	In-person absentee voting starts September 18; direct-to-counter early voting begins October 16. Both pre-election routes end November 2. A mail request made close to Election Day may not leave enough delivery time. BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY
Ballot return	Method-specific rule	The election authority must have the ballot by 8 p.m. on Nov 3; an Election Day postmark alone does not meet this receipt deadline. BP-RETURN · VOTE-MAIL
Election Day hours	7 a.m. to 8 p.m.	Municipalities with fewer than 500 registered voters can open polling places as late as 10 a.m. BP-HOURS · VOTECLOCK · GP-HOURS

In-person absentee voting starts September 18; direct-to-counter early voting begins October 16. Both pre-election routes end November 2. A mail request made close to Election Day may not leave enough delivery time. OFF-MN · BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL · BP-RETURN · BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY

Official state election information and ballot lookup. Military/overseas, emergency, accessible-ballot and special-eligibility rules can differ.

2026 House districts; all outlooks are pre-election assessments.
House district	Outlook	DDHQ / Cook
MN-1	Lean R	Lean R / Lean R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-2	Likely D	Safe D / Likely D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-3	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-4	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-5	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-6	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-7	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
MN-8	Likely R	Likely R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H

Historical calendar records · original source-check dates retained

These archived records concern earlier elections and are not current registration instructions.

MN / Primary Confirmed official

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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