Voter pre-registration deadline is Oct. 18

The deadline to pre-register to vote for the Nov. 8 general election is Tuesday, Oct. 18. Currently, 3,204,503 Minnesotans are registered to vote, the largest number Minnesota has ever seen ahead of election day. 

Eligible Minnesotans can register to vote online at mnvotes.org until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18, or return a paper voter registration application to the Office of the Secretary of State or their local elections office by 5 p.m. Voters who do not pre-register may register at their polling place on election day. 

Voter registration applications are also available at every state agency, all 87 county offices throughout the state and online in 12 languages. To request an application in an alternative format such as Braille, call 1-877-600-8683

Minnesotans who are already registered to vote can confirm their voter registration information is up to date at mnvotes.org and should encourage their friends, family and co-workers to do the same. While Minnesota has more than 3.2 million registered voters, there are an additional 800,000 citizens who are eligible but have not yet registered to vote.