Voting is "your right" as a United States Citizen.  Protect the rights of all citizens by participating in the entire election process. Remember it wasn't that long ago that women or persons of color weren't able to vote.  This is a privilege that many before us have fought for!  We all should take advantage of these rights!

Get Educated and Vote Informed!

You are eligible to register and vote in Hennepin County if you are:

You are not eligible to vote if you have been or are:

If you are currently registered to vote, you do not need to register again unless you have:

Most students are simply away for college, your primary resident is still your permanent residence.  The best thing to do would be to absentee vote, in your home town; this way you can vote on issues at home.  If however, you are simply interested in voting for president, you can vote at your college.
 
Do not re-register unless you are now a permanent resident of the city you are going to school at.  For most students you are just simply away for a year or two.  Keep in mind, if you re-register in a new city, you will be removed from your home town state voter registration system.

IMPORTANT: You may vote only once in any given election.

A new federal law, The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), requires additional information when registering to vote.

New Information Required By HAVA:

1. "Are you a U.S. citizen?" - If a registrant leaves the citizenship question blank or answers "NO" to the question, the card cannot be processed.
    
2. "Will you be 18 years old on or before Election Day?" - If the registrant leaves the age question blank or answers "NO" the card may be processed if the birth date given indicates otherwise.

Additional Information Required:

Registrants now must also provide their Minnesota Driver's License Number or Minnesota Identification Card, if they have one.

Note:  If this information was not already on file; you "may be asked" to show your ID on Election Day.  

1. Minnesota Drivers License or Minnesota Identification Card
   
   if you don't have the either; you must indicate "NONE" on
   the voter registration card. 
   
   * If you simply don't know the number or don't have it with you
   just leave it blank or indicate "Have/Not Known" on voter
   registration card.

          if neither, then:

Reminder: Requirements are to provide a Minnesota Drivers License number or Minnesota Identification Card.  It is not a choice to give License/ID # or
Social Security Number. 

Note: If you only provide a Social Security Number, but have a Minnesota Drivers License or Minnesota Identification Card, you will be registered, but may be required to Show ID on Election Day.

If you are not able to pre-register, you can register on Election Day.  To do so, you must provide election judges at your polling location with certain acceptable forms of identification to prove your eligibility, such as:

You may register to vote by mail or in person at one of the following locations: