If you are 16 or 17 and meet all other eligibility requirements to vote, you are now eligible to pre-register to vote.
When you turn 18, you’ll automatically be registered to vote. As long as you haven’t changed your address, you’ll be able to show up at the polls and cast your ballot.
Learn more at the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Every eligible voter now has the right to paid time off work to vote for the time necessary to appear at your polling place, cast your vote and return to work, on election day and all 46 days of early voting.
Your employer cannot make you use vacation time to vote.
Any employer who violates this new law is guilty of a misdemeanor. Complaints should be filed with your county attorney.
If you’re out, you can vote.
Thanks to Restore the Vote, people in our communities on probation, parole or work release are now eligible to register to vote, vote in any election and run for office.
Voting rights were restored on June 1st, 2023. Anyone who is no longer incarcerated is now eligible to vote.
It’s an easy process: register today!
Find out if there’s an election where you live this year.
Resources to protect your rights.
It’s one thing to know you have the right to paid time off to work. It’s another thing to tell your employer and get paid for the time you need to vote.
Luckily, there are resources available for all workers.
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You can give this official letter from the Secretary of State to your employer, explaining the new law protecting your right to paid time off work to vote.
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The Office of the Secretary of State has provided a helpful fact sheet, which details your full rights as an employee and other useful information about how to vote in 2023.
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It is a misdemeanor for an employer to deny an employee their right to paid time off work to vote. Contact your county attorney should you have a complaint.
