ABSENTEE VOTING

See also ELECTIONS

Absentee ballots

Absentee voting in person

Polling places, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 45

Town elections, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 138

Acceptance or rejection

County auditors, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 40

Election judges, duties, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 6, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 65, 66

List of voters, statewide voter registration system, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 3, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 55

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 17

County auditors

Agents' delivery of ballots to, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 53

Equipment, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 49

Office hours, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 50

Polling places, notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 47

Voting in office of, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 41

Delivery of

By designated agent, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 53

Timing, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 39, 40

Drop boxes, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 3 to 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 5

Health care patients, Minn. Law 2020 c 77 s 1, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 35, 51

Mail and mailing, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 14

Municipal clerks

Notice to voters, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 48

Office hours, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 50

Names of voters, confidentiality, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 54

Processing and counting, Minn. Law 2020 c 77 s 1, 2021 c 31 art 3 s 4, 5, 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 6, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 58 to 2023 c 62 art 4 s 61, 2025 c 39 art 8 s 33, 34

Returning, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 39, 40, 2025 c 39 art 8 s 30

Sample ballots, distribution guidelines, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 7 s 18

Secretary of state, notice to voters, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 48

Security, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 8 s 31

Absentee ballots, delivery to voters

Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2026 c 97 art 1 s 11, 12

Generally, Minn. Law 2026 c 102 s 2, 17

Absentee ballots, processing and counting, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 4 s 3, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 26

Absentee voters, election judges, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 51, 52

Administration of law, clerks, duties, Minn. Law 2026 c 102 s 1, 16

Administration of law, town clerks, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 40

Appropriations for, Minn. Law 2020 c 77 s 4

Ballot applications

Acceptance, compensation for, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 33

Collection, compensation for, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 33

Contents, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 8 s 25

Distribution guidelines, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 7 s 18

Forms, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 13

Procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 11

Safe at Home program participants, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 7

Solicitation, compensation for, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 33

Violations, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 33

Ballot applications, list, availability, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 2

Ballot applications, town clerks, duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 11

Ballot boards

Absentee ballots, duties regarding, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 17, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 58 to 2023 c 62 art 4 s 61, 2025 c 39 art 8 s 33

Acceptance or rejection, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 65, 2025 c 39 art 8 s 36

Delivery of ballots to, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 40

Early voting ballots, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 68, 2025 c 39 art 8 s 40

Mail balloting, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 86 to 2023 c 62 art 4 s 88

Ballot boards, absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 4, 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 6

Ballot boards, absentee ballots, duties regarding, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 15

Ballot boxes, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 43, 44

Certificates and certification, voting eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 38, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 12

Compensation, solicitation, collection, acceptance of applications, violations, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 33

Definitions, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 1

Definitions, utility worker, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 31

Drop boxes, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 3 to 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 5

Election judges

Absentee ballots, acceptance or rejection, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 65, 66

Absentee voters, judges' duties regarding, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 51, 52

Election judges, absentee ballots, acceptance or rejection, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 6

Electronic rosters, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 26

Eligibility certificates, form, contents, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 38, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 12

Envelopes, print and printing, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 36, 37

Health care patients, absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2020 c 77 s 1, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 35, 51

Mail and mailing, ballot application forms, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 7 s 18

Mail and mailing, signature envelopes, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 36

Permanent absentee voter list, conforming change, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 7

Permanent absentee voting status, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 12, 15

Permanent absentee voting status, registration, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 8 s 10, 25, 89

Records and record keeping

County auditors, returned absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 65

List of voters, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 15, 16

Records and record keeping, municipal clerks, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 8 s 36

Return envelopes, contents, design, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 63

Shelter facilities, absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 51

Signature envelopes, Minn. Law 2025 c 39 art 8 s 30, 31

Certificate of voting eligibility, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 38

Contents, design, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 37, 63, 64

Delivery, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 36

Town elections, Minn. Law 2026 c 102 s 3

Town elections, procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 46

Veterans homes, absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 51

Violations, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 33

Voter registration, procedures, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 1 s 11, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 11

Website domains, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 73