Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services

980 Hennepin Ave. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414

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Early voting for the 2021 Municipal Election will begin on Friday, September 17, 2021.

Any Minneapolis voter may choose to vote early, no reason needed. Early voting opens 46 days before an election.

Who can vote here

Minneapolis residents only.

Services

• Early in-person voting
• Voter registration
• Language support
• Voting accommodations (ballot marking device, curbside voting)

Day	Hours
Monday - Friday, Sept. 17 - Oct. 15	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 11	CLOSED (Indigenous Peoples Day)
Monday - Friday, Oct. 18 - 29	7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays, Oct. 23 & 30	9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sundays, Oct. 24 & 31	12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 1	7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 2	CLOSED for voting - vote at your polling place Ballot drop-off open until 3:00 p.m.

NOTE: Hennepin County Elections will not have a downtown early vote center open in 2021.

COVID-19 protocols

The Early Vote Center follows our 2021 COVID-19 polling place protocols. 

Following Minneapolis Emergency Regulation No. 2021-4, all voters and election staff are required to wear a face covering.

View all 2021 COVID-19 polling place protocols

What you need to bring

If you are registered to vote at your current address, you do not need to bring anything to vote in person.

You can register to vote at an early voting location.

You must show proof of residence before voting if:

• You need to register or update your registration
• You have not voted in the last four years

See valid options for proof of residence

How we count ballots

Early voting prior to Oct. 26

Up until seven days before Election Day, Minnesota election law requires that you put your completed ballot into several envelopes. Your ballot must stay in the envelopes until closer to Election Day, when we will open and process it. This is the same process had you voted by mail.

Early voting from Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

During the last seven days before Election Day, Minnesota election law lets you put your ballot directly into the ballot counter. This is the same as you would vote on Election Day.

Either way, you will leave with an ‘I Voted Early’ sticker.

Early voting locations closed on Election Day

Early voting locations are closed on Election Day. On Nov. 2, you must vote at your assigned polling place.

Find where to vote on Election Day