While Minnesota offers the ability to register on Election Day, as a voter you might save time and some stress if you are registered before you go to your polling place. If you have moved since the last election or have not voted in a recent election or have changed your name, you may need to register for this one.
You can check your registration online at https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/VoterStatus.aspx.
The last day to register to vote prior to the election is Oct. 18. There are several ways to register in advance. You may register in person at the Hubbard County auditor’s office located at the Hubbard County Courthouse in Park Rapids or the county auditor’s office in the county in which you reside. You will be asked to complete a registration form. You also may register online. The registration form is offered in 13 different languages and in Braille to accommodate the diversity of citizens living in Minnesota.
Note: If you are a participant in Minnesota’s Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program, do not register to vote or update your registration online. Contact Safe at Home at 1-866-723-3035.
To obtain a registration form online, go to https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/register-on-paper/ and download a registration form. You may complete the registration form and mail it to: Secretary of State, First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, Saint Paul, MN 55101. You may also drop the completed form at the Auditor’s Office at the Hubbard County Courthouse.
What if you don’t have access to a computer/printer? You could visit your local public library and use the computers there. You also could call the Secretary of State’s office at 1-877-600-VOTE (8683). You may then request a registration form be sent to your address. Complete and take the form to your county’s courthouse..
You may wish to look at a sample ballot after completing your registration form. Districts changed based on the 2020 Census redistricting and most voters will find they are in a new district. Go to the Secretary of State’s website and find the section labeled “What’s on my ballot?”
All you have to do is enter your address to obtain a sample ballot. The League of Women Voters site, Vote 411.org. also offers information on sample ballots. You may access this site at https://www.vote411.org/minnesota#candidate-and-ballot-measure-information. This Vote411 site offers information with details much like the Secretary of State’s website. Both sites can provide you with information to help you locate your polling place if you are new to the area and help you prepare to vote.
Get ready to vote in 2022 by registering, learning what’s on your ballot, researching candidates and finding your polling place and then, VOTE!
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. Please direct any questions about LWVPRA activities, events or on how to join by emailing: lwvparkrapids@lwvmn.org. Follow our activities, events on our website: lwvparkrapidsarea.blogspot.com. Videos of the three local candidate forums are also available on our website.
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