Voting in Minnesota

You do not need to show ID to vote in Minnesota if your voter registration is current and active.

If you registered by mail, you're voting for the first time in Minnesota, and your ID number could not be verified by the state, or if you are registering to vote on Election Day, you will have to show ID and a document with your current name and address when you vote in person. If you have not voted in the last four years, you must also show ID and a document with your current name and address when you vote in person.

Acceptable IDs (can be expired) include:

• • driver's license, state ID, or learner’s permit issued by any state
• • US Passport
• • US Military or Veteran ID
• • Tribal ID with name, signature, and photo
• • Minnesota university, college, or technical college ID
• • Minnesota high school ID

Acceptable documents (which can be shown on an electronic device) include:

• • bill, account, or start-of-service statement due or dated within 30 days of the election for phone, TV, internet, utilities, banking or credit card, rent, or mortgage
• • residential lease or rent agreement valid through Election Day
• • current student fee statement

Other methods to verify your identity include:

• • registered voter from your precinct who can confirm your name and address
• • notice of late registration
• • valid registration in the same precinct
• • college student ID (if a student housing list is provided)
• • staff person of a residential facility who can confirm your name and address

To register in Minnesota you must:

• • be a United States citizen
• • be a Minnesota resident for 20 days before the next election
• • maintain residence at the address given on the registration form
• • be at least 16 years old (you must be at least 18 years old to vote)
• • not currently be incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense
• • not be under a court-ordered guardianship in which your right to vote has been revoked
• • not be found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote