Voting in Minnesota’s August 11, 2026 Primary Election will begin on June 26, 2026. In the primary, voters choose candidates to appear on the November 3 General Election ballot.
To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older by Primary 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. If you are eligible to vote, you can register to vote at mnvotes.gov/register.
There are three ways to vote in Minnesota:
- By Mail: Minnesotans can vote by mail by requesting a ballot at mnvotes.gov/absentee starting June 26. About 150,000 Minnesotans live in mail-ballot precincts and will automatically receive a ballot in the mail if they are registered to vote. To be counted, absentee ballots returned in person must be received by local election offices by 5 p.m. on Election Day. Absentee ballots returned by mail and mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters can track their ballot at mnvotes.gov/trackmyballot.
- Early In-Person: Minnesotans can vote early in person at their county election office during business hours between June 26 and August 10. Beginning on July 24, voters can cast their ballot into a ballot tabulator using the new early voting process. Learn more about voting early in-person.
- In-Person on Election Day: Minnesotans can vote in-person at their local polling place on Tuesday, August 11. Find a polling place at mnvotes.gov/pollfinder. Check your registration online at mnvotes.gov/register. 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.
Voting information is also available in Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese, Lao, Oromo, Khmer, Karen, and Amharic.
Online interactive tools for voters to register to vote, check their registration, request an absentee ballot, and track their absentee or mail ballot are also available in 11 languages.
On Thursday, June 25, the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State provided a briefing to media on the start of absentee voting. A recording of the briefing is available on YouTube.
Election Call Center
Voters can reach the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State at 1-877-600-VOTE (8683) or by texting 651-217-3862. Staff are available to answer questions about voting Monday – Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Become an Election Judge
Minnesota needs more than 30,000 election judges during every statewide election. Election judges are paid, temporary workers hired by local election offices. Election judges are trained to handle all aspects of voting at the polling place. Learn more about becoming an election judge.
