Aug. 12, 2024 (MINNEAPOLIS) Tomorrow is Election Day in Minneapolis, and while many registered voters in Minneapolis have already cast early ballots, thousands of others will be heading to their polling places to vote.  

After the City’s Early Vote Center closes at 5 p.m. today, any voters who still haven’t voted can only do that at their assigned polling place or by dropping off a completed mail ballot at the City’s election office. All polling places are open tomorrow from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Anyone in line to vote by 8 p.m. tomorrow will still have the opportunity to vote.  

Check your polling place 

Voters who plan to vote tomorrow should check to see where their polling place is. Find your polling place at pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.  

Confirm your mail ballot was received 

Voters who completed and mailed back their early ballots should check the online ballot tracking tool tomorrow morning. If the tracking tool indicates that their ballots has not yet been accepted, they should look up their polling place and go vote in person.  

Voters can vote in person as long as election officials have not yet received and counted their mail ballots. Elections staff at polling places check to see if they’ve received and counted mail ballots from voters who want to vote in person. Voters are given ballots as long as the City has not received and counted mail ballots from them. Any uncounted mail ballots from people who have voted in person will be cancelled and not counted (even if election officials receive it later). 

Mail ballot drop-off ends 8 p.m. tomorrow 

Any Minneapolis voter who has a completed a mail ballot should not mail it in at this point. Instead, mail ballots can be dropped off at Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services, 980 E. Hennepin Ave., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. or at the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S 6th St. 

Completed mail ballots cannot be dropped off at polling places on Election Day. 

Sample ballots available online 

State law allows voters to bring materials into the polls to help complete their ballots — and the sample ballot is the single, best tool available for this purpose. By downloading and printing their sample ballots (which are customized to their specific ward and precinct), voters can practice marking their ballots. They can bring this marked-up sample ballot as a reference to the voting booth when completing their official ballots. This is the best way to reduce the time spent waiting in lines. 

Find sample ballots for all Minneapolis precincts at vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/ballot. 

Time off from work to vote 

All voters have a right to take time off work to vote without losing pay, personal leave or vacation time. Any employer found in violation of this law is guilty of a misdemeanor. More information is available on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website. 

The Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services Division is responsible for administering elections in the City of Minneapolis. For information about registering and voting in Minneapolis, go to vote.minneapolismn.gov.