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Boards & Commissions
St. Louis Park's boards and commissions are filled by volunteers. We currently have several openings.
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For more information
City Clerk Nancy Stroth
nstroth@stlouispark.org
(952) 928-2840.

Elections

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To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older on the day of the election, a United States citizen, have maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days before the election, and be properly registered.

You must re-register if:

-- Your name, address or apartment number changes.
-- You have not voted in four years.

A person may not register if they have been convicted of a felony and their felony sentence has not expired (been completed) and their civil rights have not been restored, or if they are under a court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revoked their right to vote. Voters can register on Election Day with proper identification. For more information and to request a Voter Registration Application, contact the City Clerk’s office (952) 924-2505.

At least 20 days before the election day:
  • Complete a Voter Registration Application, available at most government offices and public libraries. Or you can download a Voter Registration Application from the Secretary of State's Web site. pdf icon
  • Register in person, or mail the application to the St. Louis Park City Clerk or Hennepin County Voter Registration Office.

To register at the polling place on election day, you must have authorized proof of residence:

  • Valid Minnesota Driver's License, Learner's Permit or receipt of either with current address located in precinct.
  • Valid Minnesota I.D. or receipt with current address located in precinct.
  • A registered voter in the precinct who can vouch for you.
  • Registration in the same precinct indicating a previous address.
  • Mailed notice from the Registration Office indicating ineffective registration.
  • Students can show their address in the precinct by using a current fee statement and an I.D. card.
  • A tribal I.D. with name, address, signature, and picture of the individual.
  • A voter may also register using a combination of one approved photo ID (column 1) and one approved utility bill (column 2):

Column One     Column Two  
  • Minnesota driver's license with current name (licenses from out-of-state are not acceptable).
 
  •  Electric bill
  • Cable television bill
 
  • Minnesota state I.D. card (I.D.s form other states are not acceptable).
 
  •  Gas bill
  • Solid waste bill
  • U.S. Military I.D
  • Minnesota Tribal I.D
 
  • Water bill
  • Telephone bill
 
  • U. S. passport.
 
  • Sewer bill
 
Absentee Ballots and Voting

You can vote absentee ballot if you are unable to vote in person on election day because you are:

  • Absence from Precinct
  • Illness or Disability
  • Religious Discipline or Observance of Religious Holiday
  • Serve as an Election Judge in another Precinct

Call our election line at (952) 924-2505 to request an absentee application be sent to you, or you may download the absentee application from Absentee Ballot APPLICATION. You may either fax the complete application to the City Clerk at (952) 924-2170 or send it to City of St. Louis Park, Attn: City Clerk, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, 55416.

You can cast your Absentee BALLOT in two ways:

In person at City Hall during the City Clerk's regular hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Additionally, the City Clerk's Office will have extended hours for in-person absentee voting at City Hall on:

  • the Saturday immediately prior to election day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • the Monday before election day until 5 p.m.

By mail. Please allow at least seven days to complete the process.
Absentee Ballots CANNOT be delivered directly to a polling place.
On Election Day, voters may go the polls to vote, but CANNOT deliver their own absentee ballots to any election officials.
If you have a permanent disability, contact the City Clerk's Office (952) 924-2505 to learn about how to apply to receive an absentee ballot application on an ongoing basis.

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What is Absentee Voting?
You may vote by absentee ballot prior to election day for one of the following reasons:

  • Absence from your precinct (away from home)
  • Serving as an election judge in another precinct
  • Religious discipline or religious holiday
  • Absentee Ballot Application pdf icon

General Election
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The easiest way to vote by absentee ballot is to do so in person, at city hall starting 30 days prior to Election Day during the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Contact the City Clerk’s office at 952-924-2505 to request an absentee voting application by mail.

ABSENTEE VOTING OVERSEAS - There are special forms and procedures to make voting easier for Minnesotans who are serving in the military or are otherwise overseas. For more information visit https://minnesota.overseasvotefoundation.org or Federal Voting Assistance Program - Home or contact Lisa Songle at 952-924-2525.

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Election Results History

 

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Contact Information
General Contacts

Source Phone Website  
Secretary of State 651.215.1440  www.sos.state.mn.us   
Hennepin County 612.348.5151 www.co.hennepin.mn.us   
League of Women Voters 952.925.6923  www.lwvmn.org/localleagues/SLP   
Sun Sailor 952.392.7663  www.mnsun.com   
Major Political Parties
Source Phone Website  
DFL Party 651.293.1200  www.dfl.org  
Republican Party 651.222.0022  www.mngop.com  
Independence Party 651.487.9700  www.mnip.org  
Green Party* 651.288.2820  www.mngreens.org  
* The Green Party is no longer a "major political party": because it did not receive the minimum number of votes required in the past two state general elections. MS. 200.02, subd.7 (d)

Related Election Information

Source Website    
Constitution of the State of Minnesota www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/preamble.htm    
MN Election Laws www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=224    
MN Legislature - Legislation and Bill Tracking www.library.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legis/asp    
MN Redistricting Information http://gis.leg.mn/html/redistricting.html    
Federal Elections Commission http://www.fec.gov
Federal Voting Assistance Project http://www.fvap.gov
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov    

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Voting Assistance
Ask the election judges for assistance:

  • To read or mark a ballot.
  • To obtain a magnifying device or a chair to use in the voting booth.
  • To vote at the curb.

If you have a permanent disability, contact the City Clerk's Office (952) 928-2840, to learn about how to apply for an absentee ballot

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