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In the hospital
We have special options for voters in the hospital or a healthcare facility. We send election workers to help residents vote.
View map of Minneapolis health care facilities
For more information, contact us.
In the military or living abroad
People in the military or living abroad can use a special process to vote absentee. You can request that a ballot be sent to you by email.
Request an overseas or military ballot from the Minnesota Secretary of State
In certain circumstances, voters can choose someone to pick up and return a ballot for them.
How to return your ballot
If sent by a delivery service (Fed-Ex, UPS, etc.), you must pay for the shipping cost.
Ballots sent using a service can only be returned to the following location and must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
980 E Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
How to get a new ballot
Contact our office and ask for a replacement ballot. We will cancel your original ballot. If there is not enough time to get a new ballot, completely cross out the name of the candidate you accidentally marked.
Contact us to cancel your ballot. Depending on how much time is left until Election Day, your options may be:
- To ask that we mail a new ballot
- To vote early in-person
- To vote at your polling place on Election Day
If your ballot is lost or damaged, contact us to get a replacement ballot. We will cancel your original ballot.
Do not return your original ballot, even if you eventually find or receive it. Only return your replacement ballot.
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Elections & Voter Services980 Hennepin Ave. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
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