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Registering before an election can save time when voting, and also helps avoid any issues that could arise that may prevent you from casting a your ballot on or before Election Day (early voting starts 46 days before every election!)

You are eligible to register and vote in Minnesota if you:

• are a United States citizen;
• are at least 16 years old  and understand you must be at least 18 years old on Election Day to be eligible to vote;
• maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately before Election Day;
• maintained residence at the address given on your registration form;
• are not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes your right to vote;
• have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
• are not currently incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense;

Giving false information on a voter registration application is a felony punishable by not more than five years' imprisonment or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

For more information, visit: Register to Vote

For the latest election updates and further details about voting in the City of Rochester and Olmsted County, please visit the following sites:

• Olmsted County: www.olmstedcounty.gov/vote
• City of Rochester: www.rochestermn.gov/vote
• Minnesota Secretary of State: www.mnvotes.org
• Absentee ballot/Absentee Voting/Early Voting: Absentee voting | Olmsted County, MN