Applications are mailed at least 60 days before an election.You can return any item to us within 28 days of receiving your original order, including sale items. Send this form to your county election office to have an absentee ballot application automatically mailed to you before each election. You can have paper applications sent to you before each election. Your options are to have a new ballot mailed vote in person at your local election office or vote at your polling place on Election Day.Ĭan I have applications sent automatically? To cancel your ballot, contact the election office that sent your ballot. After that time, you cannot cancel your ballot. You can ask to cancel your ballot until the close of business one week before Election Day. What if I returned my ballot and want to change my vote? Do not return your original ballot, even if you eventually find or receive it. The election official will cancel your original ballot. You can receive a replacement ballot in person or by mail. What if my ballot has not arrived, is lost or damaged?Ĭontact your county election office. If there is not enough time to get a new ballot, completely cross out the name of the candidate you accidentally marked.
You can ask the election office that sent your ballot for a replacement ballot. If you have received an absentee ballot but are unsure if it will arrive at your election office in time to be counted, you may also consider contacting your local election official to see what options you have for locations and times to drop off your absentee ballot. Your election official will provide you with a new ballot to complete that day.
If you plan on voting in person, please do not bring your absentee ballot with you. After voting in person, the unique ballot ID number on your original absentee ballot will be invalidated, so that if it is returned to the election office the officials will not count it. You can track the status of your absentee ballot to see when it is sent to you and when it is received by election officials. If I have already requested an absentee ballot, can I change my mind and vote in the polling place?Īs long as your absentee ballot hasn’t been counted by your election officials, you may still cast a ballot in person by voting in your polling place on Election Day or at your local early voting location. In this case, you can vote in person at your local election office or at your polling place on Election Day. Or, if there are fewer than five days before Election Day, election officials will try to contact you. If you did not fill out the signature envelope correctly, election officials will mail you replacement materials, including an explanation for why your signature envelope was rejected. Local election officials must check that you and your witness filled out the signature envelope correctly. Notaries should write their name and title, sign the signature envelope, and affix their notary stamp.
Your witness must sign the signature envelope and list their address. The witness can be either a registered Minnesota voter or a notary. You will need a witness when you vote and complete your ballot. Your absentee ballot will count as long as you return your ballot on time and fill out the forms correctly.