SAINT PAUL – As of Monday, November 4, 2024, local election officials have accepted 1,174,224 ballots for the November 5 Election. Local election officials have distributed 1,367,266 absentee and mail ballots in Minnesota since voting began on September 20. The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State will update absentee voting statistics on November 5.
Nearly 151,000 ballots have not yet been returned. Minnesotans are encouraged to return their ballots in-person to their local election office as soon as possible to ensure their vote is counted. It is no longer recommended to return a mail or absentee ballot by mail. All ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. Minnesotans can track their ballot at mnvotes.gov/track.
Election Day Voting
Minnesotans can vote in-person at their local polling place on Tuesday, November 5. Find a polling place at mnvotes.gov/pollfinder. All polling places are open until 8 p.m. As long as voters are in line to vote by 8 p.m. they can vote. In Minnesota, people can register to vote on election day.
To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older by Election Day, a U.S. Citizen, a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not under a court order that revokes your right to vote.
Text or Call with Election Questions
Minnesotans can contact the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State by phone call or text message. They can call 1-877-600-VOTE (8683) or text 651-217-3862 to get information from an election worker.
The service is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, November 4 and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5.
Media Briefing
On Monday, November 4, the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State provided a briefing to the press ahead of the November 5 General Election. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon was joined by Paul Linnell, Acting Elections Director; Bill Ekblad, Election Security Navigator; and, Melanie Hazelip, Voter Outreach Director.
A recording of the briefing is available on YouTube. Photos from the briefing are available for download.