Voter Registration

updated: Friday, December 02, 2011

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.
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