MN · How to vote
Voting in Minnesota.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Minnesota Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Minnesota Secretary of State — Elections
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle
Money in the Minnesota federal races
Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.
U.S. HOUSE
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries
Every district in Minnesota, on one map
Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.
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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders
Who represents Minnesota now
Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.
GOVERNOR
Tim Walz (Democratic)
U.S. SENATE
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry+2
Commerce, Science, and Transportation+1
Committee of Congress on the Library
Economic
Rules and Administration
RANKING MEMBERthe Judiciary+1
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Finance+1
Indian Affairs
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature
Minnesota legislators
State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.
STATE SENATE · 67 members · 67 districts
D1Mark Johnson (R)
D2Steve Green (R)
D3Grant Hauschild (D)
D4Rob Kupec (D)
D5Paul Utke (R)
D6Keri Heintzeman (R)
D7Rob Farnsworth (R)
D8Jen McEwen (D)
D9Jordan Rasmusson (R)
D10Nathan Wesenberg (R)
D11Jason Rarick (R)
D12Torrey Westrom (R)
D13Jeff Howe (R)
D14Aric Putnam (D)
D15Gary Dahms (R)
D16Andrew Lang (R)
D17Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
D18Nick Frentz (D)
D19John Jasinski (R)
D20Steve Drazkowski (R)
D21Bill Weber (R)
D22Rich Draheim (R)
D23Gene Dornink (R)
D24Carla Nelson (R)
D25Liz Boldon (D)
D26Jeremy Miller (R)
D27Andrew Mathews (R)
D28Mark Koran (R)
D29Mike Holmstrom (R)
D30Eric Lucero (R)
D31Cal Bahr (R)
D32Michael Kreun (R)
D33Karin Housley (R)
D34John Hoffman (D)
D35Jim Abeler (R)
D36Heather Gustafson (D)
D37Warren Limmer (R)
D38Susan Pha (D)
D39Mary Kunesh-Podein (D)
D40John Marty (D)
D41Judy Seeberger (D)
D42Bonnie Westlin (D)
D43Ann Rest (D)
D44Tou Xiong (D)
D45Ann Johnson Stewart (D)
D46Ron Latz (D)
D47Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D)
D48Julia Coleman (R)
D49Steve Cwodzinski (D)
D50Alice Mann (D)
D51Melissa Wiklund (D)
D52Jim Carlson (D)
D53Matt Klein (D)
D54Eric Pratt (R)
D55Lindsey Port (D)
D56Erin Maye Quade (D)
D57Zach Duckworth (R)
D58Bill Lieske (R)
D59Bobby Joe Champion (D)
D60Doron Clark (D)
D61Scott Dibble (D)
D62Omar Fateh (D)
D63Zaynab Mohamed (D)
D64Erin Murphy (D)
D65Sandy Pappas (D)
D66Clare Oumou Verbeten (D)
D67Foung Hawj (D)
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
No ID requiredNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationSame-day registrationAutomatic voter registration
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Minnesota does not require photo ID. Voters may register on Election Day with a valid ID or by having a registered voter vouch for them.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote early by mail. No excuse required. Minnesota also allows same-day registration.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Minnesota are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — MN
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Minnesota system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Name + DOB + street address. 14-day processing window for new registrations.
Statewide→
Register / update online
MN DL/state ID + SSN-4 fallback. SAME-DAY REGISTRATION through Election Day at polling place — most generous in batch alongside WI. Online deadline 21 days pre-election.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Address-based. Polls 7am–8pm. Hosted on the state CMS which redirects to a third-party SPA on first hit; verifier treats as SPA shell.
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter sample ballot at dedicated host.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
No-excuse absentee since 2014. Online application; submission processed by county auditor.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Statewide tracker — in-house, not BallotTrax.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Queryable per-cycle candidate-filings search — uncommon.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
No statewide ballot questions identified for Nov 2026. MN has no general initiative process; statewide questions are constitutional amendments referred by lege.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Live + archive. State-aggregated.
Statewide→
Election calendar
State primary 2026-08-11, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Minnesota
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-08-11Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by*
2026-08-11Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-08-11Registration — State PrimaryReceived by*
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by*
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReceived by
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