Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Minnesota provides you with three voting options:
- Vote in person. You can vote on November 4 at your polling place. Polls are open 7am-8pm.
Vote by mail. Your absentee ballot must be received by mail by Election Day or it will not be counted. Return your ballot by mail or package delivery service (such as FedEx or UPS). You can also return your absentee ballot in person by 8:00 p.m. on election day to the election office that sent your ballot. You cannot drop off your absentee ballot at your polling place on Election Day.
If you have not registered to vote and meet Minnesota’s registration requirements, you can register in person at an early voting location before Election Day or at your polling place on Election Day by providing proof of residence. If you have any questions, contact your campus voting coordinator for more information.
- Click here to access more State of Minnesota voting information.
- Click here to access the University of Minnesota 2025 Voting Action Plan.
- Click here to access the Bridging Differences website.
- Click here to access Undergraduate Student Government's "Row the Vote" website.
Register to vote
Unlike many states, you can wait until Election Day to register in Minnesota. However, we encourage you to register before Election Day—it will save you time at the polling place.
- The deadline to register online is Tuesday, October 14, 11:59 p.m., 21 days before Election Day.
- The deadline to register on paper is Tuesday, October 14, 5 p.m., 21 days before Election Day.
- Otherwise, you can register on Election Day at your polling place.
Who can vote?
To vote in Minnesota, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old on Election Day, and a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days. If you had a felony conviction, you can vote if you are not currently incarcerated, even if you are on probation or parole.
Under certain conditions, you may still vote in Minnesota if you pay out-of-state tuition or have a driver's license from another state. (Source: Minnesota Secretary of State—Who Can Vote?)
Campus vote coordinators
- Crookston: Jakob Wiirre, Residential Life & Security Professional
- Duluth: Jeremy Leiferman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life
- Morris: David Israels-Swenson, Senior Director, Student Activities, Health and Wellness
- Rochester: Jenny Casper, Director of Community Engagement and Career Development
- Twin Cities: Merrie Benasutti, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator, Office for Public Engagement
U of M Honored by ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities has earned a Platinum Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for nonpartisan student voter participation efforts in the 2022 election. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is a national awards program that recognizes colleges and universities for their commitment to increasing student voting rates. ALL IN encourages higher education institutions to help students form the habits of active and informed citizenship, make democratic participation a core value on their campus, and cultivate generations of engaged citizens who are essential to a healthy democracy.