Eligibility requirements

State and local office candidates

• Have not filed for the same or any other office at the upcoming primary or general election.
• Be at least 21 years old when assuming office.
• Have lived in the election district for at least 30 days before the general election.
• Must be eligible to vote in Minnesota.

See Article VII, Section 6 of the Minnesota Constitution

School board candidates

School board candidates must not be a registered predatory offender. See Minnesota Statutes section 243.166

Major political party candidates

Candidates for a major political party must either:

• Have participated in the party's most recent precinct caucuses.
• Intend to vote for a majority of that party's candidates at the next general election.