Voting Information

You must be:

• A U.S. citizen.
• At least 18 years old on Election Day.
• A resident of Minnesota for 20 days.
• Not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction

You can vote while under guardianship unless a judge specifically has revoked your right to vote.

You cannot vote if a court has ruled that you are legally incompetent.

For more info on voting in Minnesota, please visit the Secretary of State's website.

Early voting starts 46 days before each election.  Early voting for the City of Bloomington is at City Hall.  You may vote in person at:

Bloomington Civic Plaza
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431

Voters can have a ballot mailed to them by Hennepin County Elections. To request a mailed absentee ballot, visit the Hennepin County website.

If you are in the military or living overseas, see Hennepin County's link for military and overseas voter services.

You can get a sample ballot at mnvotes.gov.

Find your polling location at mnvotes.gov

All polling sites are accessible. They can help you in several ways.

Ask the election judges for assistance:

• To read or mark a ballot.
• To obtain a magnifying device or a chair to use in the voting booth.
• To vote at the curb.
• To use an accessible ballot marking machine

For more information, contact any of the following:

• Voter Registration, City of Bloomington - PH: 952-563-8729, MN Relay 711
• Minnesota Secretary of State - PH: 651-215-1440
• Hennepin County Elections - PH: 612-348-5151
• Minnesota League of Women Voters - PH: 651-224-5445

Yes. If you wish to vote before Election Day, you may do so by casting an absentee ballot. You may vote in person at City Hall, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Direct Balloting is where absentee voters who vote in person are allowed to place their ballots through a tabulator instead of sealing them into an envelope for later processing.  This allows the voters to watch as their ballots are tabulated and to be made aware of any errors the tabulator may detect as the ballots are processed.

To find out if you are registered to vote, use the Secretary of State's Voter Registration Lookup Service.

To be eligible to vote in Minnesota, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Be at least 18 years old on Election Day.
• Be a Minnesota resident for at least 20 days on Election Day.
• Maintain residence at the address on the voter registration application.
• Not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction

You must re-register if you have:

• Moved to a different address (even if only the apartment number has changed).
• Changed your name.
• Have not voted once within the last four years.          

Pre-registration

In Minnesota, you can preregister up until 20 days before Election Day. If the election is within 20 days, you must register at your polling place on Election Day. Once you are registered, you will receive a postcard with your voting information, and your name will appear on the list of pre-registered voters at your polling place.

• Complete an online Voter Registration Application
• Visit the Hennepin County Elections Web site for more information about voter registration
• Register in person at the City of Bloomington or at Hennepin County
• If English is not your first language,
  • Visit the Secretary of State’s website for voter registration applications in Hmong, Spanish, Somali, Russian, and Vietnamese or
  • Visit the foreign language resources page for links to PDF applications in these languages.

Election Day registration

Voters may register to vote at their polling place on Election Day by showing a valid proof of residence and completing a voter registration application. Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website for a complete list of acceptable proofs of residence.

Polling sites are open for voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.