Voter Outreach Materials

The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State offers a range of nonpartisan voter education materials for use in community outreach. Download and print the items below, or include on websites, social media and email. Many items are available for online ordering and shipping at no cost.

Outreach Overview: Here is a quick overview of some of the many resources offered to help with voter outreach and election engagement.

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• Voter registration applications
• Absentee ballot applications
• Absentee Mail Ballot Instructions
• Factsheets
• Outreach Toolkit
• Registration QR Code Flyers in Multiple Languages
• Social Media Graphics

Voter registration applications

Download and print copies for a voter registration drive or other outreach effort.

The pre-registration deadline is 21 days before Election Day, please instruct voters how to register on Election Day.

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Absentee ballot applications

Download and print copies for voters who want to vote by mail. Any voter in Minnesota can vote early by absentee ballot, regardless of whether they will be home on Election Day.

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Factsheets

Download and print these factsheets (5.5” x 8.5”), or use on websites, social media and email.

What's New 2024

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How to Vote

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New Voters

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Election Day Registration

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Vote Early by Absentee Ballot

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Become an Election Judge

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Know Your Rights

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Time Off Work to Vote

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Voter Assistance

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Military and Overseas Voters

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Voting while deployed

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College Students

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High School Students

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Students Abroad

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Voter Language Access

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Voting with a Criminal Record

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voters Without a Permanent Residence 

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Health Sector Voting

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Outreach Toolkit

2024 is a busy election year with three statewide elections including a Presidential Election. The Secretary of State's office encourages every eligible Minnesotan to register and go vote!

Please use this comprehensive toolkit with ready-made email, newsletter, and social media messaging to send to your community, employees, etc. This toolkit includes dates to send these messages, graphics to share, links to videos, and more.

The Secretary of State is also asking for Minnesotans to step up and become poll workers. It takes around 30,000 poll workers (sometimes called election judges) to put on an Election in Minnesota. Serving as an election judge is a great way to get to know our democracy up close and contribute to your community — plus, you get paid! 

Below, find key dates to spread the word about elections in 2024 via social media, email, or in person.

For the last 3 out of 4 years, Minnesota was #1 in the nation in voter turnout! Thanks for doing your part, with these materials, to help us stay at the top.

Please customize these messages to suit your situation and share as frequently and widely as possible! Download, copy, share, print, and distribute.   

Key Dates for 2024

Ongoing: Request your absentee ballot for the primary and general elections

Ongoing: Sign up to be a poll worker for the Presidential Nomination Primary, the Statewide Primary, and the General Election in 2024

January 19: Vote by mail or in person for the Presidential Nomination Primary through March 4

February 13: Register in advance by this date to save time on Primary Day

March 5: Presidential Nomination Primary Election Day

June 28: Vote by mail or in person for the Primary through August 12

August 13: Primary Election Day

September 17: National Voter Registration Day

September 20: Vote by mail or in person for the General Election through November 4

October 15: Register in advance by this date to save time on Election Day

November 5: Election Day

Registration QR Code Flyers

Here are various Here We Vote flyer/poster graphics that can be used digitally in communications or printed for display in communal spaces to encourage people to get out to vote.

Register to Vote - QR Code Flyers (12 Languages)

Here is a batch of flyers that are translated into one of the twelve most spoken languages of Minnesota. The graphic includes a QR code & short link to the respective language's own translated and voter registration pages. This has 'Register to Vote' translated across the top to encourage voter registration. The languages include; English, Español (Spanish), Hmoob (Hmong), Soomaali (Somali), Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), Pусский (Russian), 中文 (Chinese), ພາສາລາວ (Lao), Afaan Oromo (Oromo), ខ្មែរ (Khmer), አማርኛ (Amharic), and (Karen).

Election Day Voting - QR Code Flyers (12 Languages)

Here is a similar flyer in the 12 languages above that encourages Election Day Voting with a QR code leading to a page of information about registering on election day, finding one's polling place, and other tips & topics to make voting on election day as easy as possible. Especially useful for informing others to get out to vote and remind them that Minnesota has same day registration so they can prepare the proper identification before voting.

Register/ Pre-Register to Vote - QR Code Poster

Here is a customizable 11 X 17 poster with a large QR Code (English) with a spot in the top left corner to insert an organization's own logo.

Restore the Vote - Voting with a Criminal Record

Here is a poster promoting Restore the Vote to help in educating and promoting voting for those with a criminal record (English).

Social Media Graphics​

Your Vote, Your Voice - Wide

mnvotes.gov - SQ
mnvotes.gov - Wide

Line before 8 p.m. - SQ
Line before 8 p.m. - Wide

Kids at polling places - SQ
Kids at polling places - Wide

Time to vote - SQ
Time to vote - Wide 

Freedom to vote

Preregistration pictures

Preregistration sticker