Minnesota Election Results 2026: Voting has ended

Minnesota does not require registered voters to show identification at the polls. According to the Secretary of State, if your voter registration is current and active (registered at least 21 days before Election Day and no change of name or address since), you do not need to bring identification. If you need to register or update your registration at the polling place on Election Day, or you have not voted in four years or more, you must show proof of residence before you vote.

To vote in Minnesota you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old on Election Day, a resident of Minnesota for 20 days, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not under a court order that revokes your right to vote. Residents who are 16 or 17 may pre-register. Minnesota also allows registration at the polling place on Election Day with proof of residence.

In Minnesota a criminal record does not affect your right to vote unless you are currently incarcerated serving a felony sentence. The Secretary of State says you can vote if you were charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, are in jail but not serving a felony sentence, have been charged with a felony but not convicted, have a stay of adjudication, have been convicted of a felony but are not incarcerated (including on probation, parole or supervised release), or are on work release. You cannot vote while incarcerated serving a felony sentence.

Minnesota employees have the right to take time off work to vote without losing pay, personal leave or vacation time, and an employer cannot directly or indirectly refuse, limit or interfere with that right. The Secretary of State cites Minnesota Statutes 204C.04 (and 204C.08, subd. 1d) and says the right applies in all state and federal elections and all regularly scheduled local elections. The statute text is at revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/204C.04.