Election day is November 4, 2008. If you are not a registered voter in Minnesota, the following information will help you.  

You may vote if you are:

• at least 18 years of age
• a US citizen
• a Minnesota resident for at least 20 days before the election

• Convicted of treason or a convicted felon whose civil rights have not been restored
• Under a guardianship in which the court order revokes your right to vote
• found by a court of law to be legally incompetent

Most people vote in the neighborhood where they live. Click here to find your polling place location or call the Crow Wing County Auditor (218-824-1045) or your city clerk.

Fill out a voter registration card (Click here to get a Voter Registration Card) and return it in person or by mail to your county auditor or the secretary of state.

Voter registration forms are also available at county courthouses, city halls and other public buildings throughout the state, in many telephone books, or in your state tax booklet (in even-numbered years).

You may register to vote when you apply for or renew your Minnesota driver's license or state identification card.

You can also register at your polling place on election day. You will need one of the following to verify your residence.

1. A current, valid Minnesota Driver's License, learner's permit or identification card (or receipt for a new one) containing your address in the precinct
   

2. A "Notice of Late Registration" card mailed to you by your county auditor (if you turned in a registration card late)
   

3. Someone who is registered in the precinct where you live to vouch for your residence.
    

4. Valid registration at another address in the same precinct
   

5. A Minnesota driver's license, US passport, US military identification card or student identification card that includes your name and photo AND an original bill for water, sewer, gas, electric, phone, solid waste or cable television services that includes your name and current address in the precinct and has a due date within 30 days of election day.
   

6. If you are a student, you can also use one of the following documents.

   1. Student photo ID, registration or fee statement with your current address

   2. Student photo ID if you are on a student housing list on file at the polling place

You can vote by absentee ballot if you are unable to vote in person on election day because you are:

• away from home

• ill or disabled

• an election judge serving in another precinct

• unable to go to the polling place due to a religious holiday or beliefs.

Submit a written application (Click here to get an Absentee Ballot Application) to your county auditor or city clerk. You can cast your absentee ballot either in person at a location designated by your county auditor or by mail.