About the Elections Office

Take a look at what happens behind the scenes of an election.

Our Mission

We champion civic participation for all Minneapolis citizens through accurate, fair, and accessible elections. We strive to be leaders in election administration through innovation and collaboration.

We're a division of the Office of the City Clerk. Working with the other City Clerk divisions, we support access to local government. We all work together to best serve the residents of Minneapolis and our voters.

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Our Work

We administer local, state, and federal elections for Minneapolis voters. Our estimated population is 430,000 with about 270,000 registered voters. Behind Hennepin and Ramsey County, we are the third largest voting jurisdiction in the state.
 
In Minnesota, elections are a shared responsibility. The state, counties, and cities work together to manage the election process. Specifically, we work with the Office of the Secretary of State and Hennepin County for different parts of each election. 
 
Our goal is to ensure our voters have free, impartial, and fair access to the ballot box.
 
The City Clerk serves as the chief elections official for Minneapolis and oversees a dedicated team of election administrators. The team runs the election programs shown below with the support of dozens of seasonal staff members and hundreds of election judges.

Our Programs

Vote by mail

Facilitate all steps in the vote by mail process - preparing, sending, receiving and verifying ballots.

Early in-person voting

Support voters with early voting, registering to vote, accessible voting, language translation, and more.

Election Day operations

Coordinate all voting precincts across the city. This includes equipment deployment, staffing, and voter service.

Candidate filing

Assist candidates with filing for office and provide communication to candidates throughout the election cycle.

Election judge recruitment and training

Manage the hiring, scheduling, and training of our 1,500-2,000 Election Day staff.

Student election judges

Partner and collaborate with local schools to recruit 250-400 high school students to serve as election judges.

Ranked choice voting

Administer all municipal elections using ranked choice voting.

Voter outreach and education

Ensure all Minneapolis voters are 'election ready' and know their voting options.

Contact us

Elections & Voter Services

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Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

TTY

TTY: 612-673-2157

Fax

612-673-2756

Address

Elections & Voter Services
980 E. Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414

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Hours

Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.