VOTER REGISTRATION

See also ELECTIONS; VOTING; VOTING PRECINCTS

Absentee voting, see Voter registration under ABSENTEE VOTING

Absentee voting

Applications returned separately from return envelopes, Minn. Rules 8210.2450

Registration status, examination of return envelopes, Minn. Rules 8210.2450

Return envelopes, Minn. Rules 8210.0710

Accepted or processed, defined, Minn. Rules 8200.2500

Active status, definitions, Minn. Rules 8200.2500

Address changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

Address confidentiality program participants, Minn. Rules 8290.0200, 8290.0600, 8290.1100, 8290.1300

Affidavits, challenges, Minn. Rules 8200.7100

Aged persons, assistance, see Assistance to under AGED PERSONS

Applications, see Voter registration applications under this topic

Applications

Applications received after ballots have been mailed, Minn. Rules 8210.3000

Returned separately, absentee voting, Minn. Rules 8210.2450

Armed forces members, federal post card applications, Minn. Rules 8200.4000, 8215.0400

Assistance with

Community based public agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.162

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Local social services agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.925

Nonprofit corporations, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.162

Persons providing, conduct at polling places, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.06

State agencies, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.162

Assistance with, Minn. Rules 8200.5300

Blind persons, assistance to, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

Buildings for registration, Minn. Rules 8200.2100, 8200.2200

Cards, see Confirmation cards, as proof of residence under this topic

Certificates and certification, persons unable to write, marks, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.056

Certificates and certification, polling place rosters, Minn. Rules 8200.9115

Challenges

Absentee ballot applications, changes of address, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.065

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12, 2022 201.121

Help America Vote Act complaints procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.04

Challenges

Application information, discrepancies, Minn. Rules 8200.9310

Challenged status, defined, Minn. Rules 8200.2500

Election day registration

Forms, Minn. Rules 8200.9960

Proof of residence, Minn. Rules 8200.5200

Verification problems, Minn. Rules 8200.5500

Emergency voting card, Minn. Rules 8200.3800

Form, Minn. Rules 8200.9950

Mail balloting, Minn. Rules 8210.3000

Notation on polling place rosters, Minn. Rules 8200.9115, 8200.9300

Procedure, Minn. Rules 8200.7100

Records, Minn. Rules 8200.9300

Removal, notice, Minn. Rules 8200.3550

Change of residence, Minn. Rules 8200.3600

Changes

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 201.11, 2022 201.14

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 201.162

Names, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.14

Voting precincts, redistricting, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.11

Confirmation cards, as proof of residence

Agency identification cards, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.07

General assistance applicants, Minn. Statutes 2022 256D.02

Human services applicants, providing to, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.925

Instructions, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

State soldiers' assistance fund, Minn. Statutes 2022 197.05

Costs, payment, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.211

Data restrictions, public information lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Deadlines, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054, 2022 201.061

Deceased persons, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.13

Deficient registrations, notice requirements, Minn. Rules 8200.2900

Deficient registrations, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061, 2022 201.071

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.02, 2022 201.01

Disabled persons, assistance to, see Assistance to under DISABLED PERSONS

Drivers' license registration, simultaneous voter registration, Minn. Rules 8200.9320

Election day registration

Changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054, 2022 201.061

Proof of residence, see Voters under RESIDENCE

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.24, 2022 204C.32, 2022 204C.33

Sampling, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Voter registration applications, see same under this topic

Election day registration

Challenges, Minn. Rules 8200.3800, 8200.9960

County auditors, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.5600, 8200.5800

Election judges, Minn. Rules 8200.5200, 8200.5300, 8200.5600, 8240.1600

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.5600

Notice of procedures, Minn. Rules 8200.2900

Oaths, form, Minn. Rules 8200.9939

Posters, Minn. Rules 8200.5800

Procedures, Minn. Rules 8200.5100 to 8200.5800

Proof of residence, Minn. Rules 8200.5100, 8200.5200, 8200.5400

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.5800

Swearing to residence, Minn. Rules 8200.5100, 8200.5200

Voter registration applications received on election day, Minn. Rules 8200.1200, 8200.5500

Voter registration cards received on election day, Minn. Rules 8235.0400

Vouchers, Minn. Rules 8200.9940

Eligibility, religious tests prohibited, Minn. Const. art 1 s 17

Emergency voting card, Minn. Rules 8200.3800

False statements, felony, fines, Minn. Rules 8200.9115

Felonies, persons convicted of, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Fines, false statements, Minn. Rules 8200.9115

Forms

Alternate forms, Minn. Rules 8200.1100, 8200.1800

Challenges, Minn. Rules 8200.9950, 8200.9960

Election day registration oath, Minn. Rules 8200.9939

National voter registration act applications, Minn. Rules 8200.3900

Polling place rosters, Minn. Rules 8200.9115

Requests for public information lists, Minn. Rules 8200.6100

Voter registration applications, Minn. Rules 8200.1200

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.01 to 2022 201.275

Generally, Minn. Rules 8200.0300 to 8200.9950

Guardianships, conservatorships, incompetents, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Health care facility patients, assistance to, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 204B.27

Hospital patients, assistance to, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 204B.27

House number and street address changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.11

Human services applicants or recipients, assistance to, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.925

Identity and identification

Agency identification cards, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.07

Misrepresenting identity, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054

Proof of residence, see Voters under RESIDENCE

Public information lists, inspections, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Illiterate persons, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.056

Incomplete registrations

Absentee voting, Minn. Rules 8210.0225, 8210.3000

Notice requirements, Minn. Rules 8200.3100

Indians, tribal band members, identification cards, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Ineligible applications, Minn. Rules 8200.3500

Information about, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 203B.16

Instructions

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

Locations, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.28

Publications, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.27, 2022 204B.28

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 204B.27

Voter information telephone lines, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.27

Investigations, Minn. Rules 8200.7200

Late registration, notice, Minn. Rules 8200.3110

Lawsuits, county attorneys, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.275

Lists

Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.211

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.023

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Lists, see Public information lists under this topic

Locations

Disabled persons, see Assistance to under DISABLED PERSONS

Election district boundary corrections, notice of, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.146

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Mail balloting, Minn. Rules 8210.3000

Mail registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Master list, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091, 2022 201.171

Military or overseas voters, federal post card applications, Minn. Rules 8200.4000, 8215.0400

Name changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.14

Names withheld from public list, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

National voter registration act applications, Minn. Rules 8200.3900

Noncitizens with temporary lawful status, reports to secretary of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Notice of registration

Challenge, removal, Minn. Rules 8200.3550

Deficient registration, Minn. Rules 8200.2900

Election day registration, procedures, Minn. Rules 8200.2900

Incomplete registration, Minn. Rules 8200.3100

Ineligible applications, Minn. Rules 8200.3500

Late registration, Minn. Rules 8200.3110

Mailing, Minn. Rules 8200.2600

Proper registration, Minn. Rules 8200.2600

Random notification, Minn. Rules 8200.2700

Samples, Minn. Rules 8200.3100

Voter registration applications, removal from files, Minn. Rules 8200.3700

Oaths, election day registration, Minn. Rules 8200.3800, 8200.5100, 8200.5200, 8200.9939

Oaths, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Online voter registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Permanent change of address list, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.13

Permanent registration system

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.021

Statewide registration system, see same under this topic

Persons ineligible to vote, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Petitions, challenges, Minn. Rules 8200.7100

Places to register, Minn. Rules 8200.2100, 8200.2200

Polling places, persons registering or providing assistance, conduct, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.06

Postal verification cards, see Confirmation cards, as proof of residence under this topic

Postelection sampling, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Posters, election day registration, Minn. Rules 8200.5800

Postsecondary schools, facilitating, Minn. Statutes 2022 135A.17

Precinct finders, Minn. Rules 8200.9315

Presidential nomination primary

Party ballot lists, political party chairs, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Voter qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2022 207A.12

Privacy information statements, Minn. Rules 8200.1200

Procedures

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054, 2022 203B.04

Changes, see same under this topic

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054, 2022 201.061

Persons unable to write, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.056

Proof of residence, see Voters under RESIDENCE

Proof of residence

Absentee voting, Minn. Rules 8210.0500, 8210.0600

Election day registration, Minn. Rules 8200.5100, 8200.5200

Recording on voter registration applications, Minn. Rules 8200.5400

Public information and education programs

Corporate contributions, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.15

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.27

Public information lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Public information lists

Contents, Minn. Rules 8200.6400

Copies, obtaining, Minn. Rules 8200.6100 to 8200.6400

County auditors, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.6200

Public access, Minn. Rules 8200.6200

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.6100 to 8200.6400

Written requests for, Minn. Rules 8200.6100

Records and record keeping

Changes, see same under this topic

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.021, 2022 201.081

Duplicate voter registration files, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.11

Election day registration attempts, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Election officials, duties, failure to perform or enforce, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.27

Electronic rosters, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.225

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Permanent registration system, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.021

Public information lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Statewide registration system, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.071, 2022 201.091, 2022 201.221

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.27

Records and record keeping

Challenges, Minn. Rules 8200.9300

Duplicate records, maintenance, Minn. Rules 8200.9300

Polling place rosters, see Rosters under POLLING PLACES

Voter registration cards, Minn. Rules 8235.0400, 8240.1600

Reports about

Absentee ballots, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022

Counties, canvassing results, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.32, 2022 204C.33

Nonverified applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.27

Reports about

Statewide registration system, misuse, Minn. Rules 8200.9325

Violations, Minn. Rules 8200.7200

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.018, 2022 204D.24

Reregistration, change of residence, Minn. Rules 8200.3600

Residential facility residents, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Safe at Home program participants, Minn. Rules 8290.0200, 8290.0600, 8290.1100, 8290.1300

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.096

Security (safety), statewide registration system, Minn. Rules 8200.9300, 8200.9325

Services, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.162

State court administrator, report of name changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.14

Statewide registration system

Absentee ballot applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.065, 2022 203B.19

Absentee ballot records, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.12, 2022 203B.24, 2022 203B.26

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.05, 2022 203B.065

Access, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.081

Additions, modifications, and deletions

Address changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12, 2022 201.13

Challenged status, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.16

Corrections, updates, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.091, 2022 201.11

Data entry, time frame, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Deceased voters, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.13

Election day registrations, additions, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Felony convictions, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

List maintenance, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.171

Persons ineligible to vote, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Restoration of voting rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Voter registration applications, see same under this topic

Copies, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.211

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.021 to 2022 201.161

Data sharing agreement, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.1615

Database, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.161, 2022 204B.145

Development, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.221

Drivers licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.161

Election officials, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022

Establishment, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022

Help America Vote Act, complaints procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.04

Information, inspection, obtaining, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Intellectual property rights, sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 5.31

Maintenance of registration applications after database entry, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Master list, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Official record, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Public information lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Public Safety Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.161

Records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.071, 2022 201.091, 2022 201.221

Rosters, polling places, see Rosters under POLLING PLACES

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.221

School district elections, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.096

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.021, 2022 201.022, 2022 201.091, 2022 201.221

Security, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.096

Voting precincts, identification, assignment, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022

Statewide registration system

Access to

Counties, Minn. Rules 8200.9305

Restrictions, Minn. Rules 8200.9300

Secretary of state, Minn. Rules 8200.9310

Unauthorized use, prohibited, Minn. Rules 8200.9325

Additions, modifications, and deletions

Generally, Minn. Rules 8200.9305, 8200.9310

Properly completed registrations, Minn. Rules 8200.2600

Voter registration/drivers' license, simultaneous applications, Minn. Rules 8200.9320

County auditors, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.9115, 8200.9305 to 8200.9320

Data entry procedures, Minn. Rules 8200.9310, 8200.9315

Development, Minn. Rules 8200.9305

Generally, Minn. Rules 8200.9305 to 8200.9325

Misuse of information, reports to county attorneys, Minn. Rules 8200.9325

Precinct assignments, Minn. Rules 8200.9315

Precinct finders, Minn. Rules 8200.9315

Presidential nomination primaries, Minn. Rules 8215.0400

Searches for previous registrations, Minn. Rules 8200.9315

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.9305 to 8200.9325

Security (safety), Minn. Rules 8200.9325

Unique identification numbers, Minn. Rules 8200.9315, 8200.9325

Verification procedures, Minn. Rules 8200.9310

Verification records, Minn. Rules 8200.9325

Voting history, maintenance, Minn. Rules 8200.9315

Students, voter registration at time of class registration, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.1611

Time

Random notification, mailing, Minn. Rules 8200.2700

Registration in wrong county, forward to proper county, Minn. Rules 8200.3000

Transmitting completed registration applications, Minn. Rules 8200.2100

Violations, reporting by county attorneys, Minn. Rules 8200.7200

Town elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 365.21, 2022 365.57

Verification

Automatic updating, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12

Challenges, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12, 2022 201.121

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12, 2022 201.121

Data sharing agreement, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.1615

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.10

Notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12, 2022 201.121

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Voters, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.12, 2022 201.121, 2022 204C.10

Violations and penalties

County attorneys, duties, refusal or failure to perform, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.275, 2022 609B.140

Election officials, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.27

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054

Public information lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Record keeping violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.27

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.27

Voter registration applications

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.04, 2022 203B.06

Acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022, 2022 201.061, 2022 201.091

Access, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Attachments, oath, proof of residence, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

College and university students, providing to, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.1611

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061, 2022 201.081, 2022 201.145

Deceased persons, removal, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.13

Deficient registrations, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061, 2022 201.071

Drivers license applications, serving as, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.161

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.27

Electronically populated data, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.225

Forwarding to proper county auditor, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

Identification card applications, serving as, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.161

Income tax return forms or instruction books, inclusion in, Minn. Statutes 2022 289A.08

Instructions, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 204B.27, 2022 204B.28

Maintenance of, after database entry in statewide system, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.27

Online application, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Persons unable to write, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.056

Polling places, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061

Records retention, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.225

Removal, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 201.12, 2022 201.13, 2022 201.171

Return procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.022

Returning to county auditors, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.1611, 2022 204C.27

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 289A.08

School districts, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.1611

Secretary of state, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Solicitation, collection, or acceptance, compensation for, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.054

Statewide registration system, entry of required within ten days of submission to county auditor, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.121

Voter registration applications

Addresses, Minn. Rules 8200.2950

Alternate forms, Minn. Rules 8200.1100, 8200.1800

Armed forces members, federal post card applications, Minn. Rules 8200.4000

Attachments, Minn. Rules 8200.5100

Completed cards, processing, Minn. Rules 8200.2100, 8200.2600, 8200.9310

County auditors, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.1700, 8200.3900

Distribution, Minn. Rules 8200.1700

Election day registration, Minn. Rules 8200.5500

Electronic transmission of data, Minn. Rules 8200.9310, 8200.9320

Filing requirements, Minn. Rules 8200.2600, 8200.5500

Format and contents, Minn. Rules 8200.1200

Identifying marks, Minn. Rules 8200.1200

Incomplete registration cards, retention, Minn. Rules 8200.2900

Ineligible applications, retention, Minn. Rules 8200.3500

National voter registration act applications, Minn. Rules 8200.3900

Places to register, Minn. Rules 8200.2100

Printing, specifications and number, Minn. Rules 8200.1100, 8200.1700

Proof of residence, recording, Minn. Rules 8200.5400

Removal from files, Minn. Rules 8200.3700

Samples, Minn. Rules 8200.1200

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Rules 8200.1100, 8200.1200, 8200.1800

Storage format, Minn. Rules 8200.9310

Voter registration cards

Agency identification cards, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.07

General assistance applicants, residence verification, Minn. Statutes 2022 256D.02

Human services applicants, providing to, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.925

Instructions, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.27, 2022 204B.28

Voter registration cards

Election day registration, Minn. Rules 8235.0400

Election judges, training, Minn. Rules 8240.1600

Voters in military or abroad, federal post card applications, Minn. Rules 8200.4000

Voters

Affidavits, school districts, eligible voters, Minn. Statutes 2022 123A.46

Birth dates, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091, 2022 201.221

Certificates and certification, voter registration applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 201.225

Challenged status, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.16

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.018

Guardianships, conservatorships, incompetents, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.145

Inactive status, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.171

Information about, voter registration applications, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071

Name changes, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.14

Notice given, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.13, 2022 204B.146

Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.061, 2022 201.12, 2022 201.121, 2022 204B.146

Official record, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.081

Proof of residence, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.161

Public information lists, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.091

Signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 201.071, 2022 201.225

Wrong county, forwarding to proper county, Minn. Rules 8200.3000