Voting Information

Voter Registration

To vote, you must be:

  • A U.S. citizen.
  • At least 18 years old.
  • A Minnesota resident for at least 20 days before the election.
  • Properly registered.

At least 20 days before the election:

  • Complete a Voter Registration Application, available at most government offices and public libraries or online.
  • Register in person or mail the application to the Edina City Clerk or Hennepin County Voter Registration Office.

Election Day Registration
Citizens may check to see if their voter registration is current by visiting the following page on the Minnesota Secretary of State website: https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/VoterStatus.aspx.

Voters registering to vote on Election Day must provide proof of residence from one of the following items (stand-alone documents):

  • Valid Minnesota Driver's License, Learner's Permit or Minnesot Identification Card (or receipt) -- showing current name and address in the precinct.
  • Tribal ID -- issued by the tribal government of the tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains the name, address, signature and picture of the individual.
  • Voucher -- oath of a voter registered in the precinct who can verify the registrant's address in the precinct. A voucher may vouch for no more than 15 persons in each election.
    • Residential Facility Employee -- of a facility located within the precinct whose name appears on the certified list provided to the precinct from Hennepin County, may vouch for an unlimited number of residents of their facility.
    • A voucher form, found on the back of the Registration Application, must be signed by the person vouching for the voter and by an election judge.
    • A voter who is vouched for cannot vouch for another voter at this election.
    • Challengers cannot serve as vouchers.
    • Voucher must leave the polling place as soon as the vouching process is complete.
  • Late Notice -- sent from the Hennepin County Elections Office.
  • Valid Registration Within Precinct -- applies only if the voter has changed their name or moved within the same precinct.
  • Current Students -- student ID plus a certified housing list from within the jurisdiction where the student is registering and voting (not applicable in Edina).

-OR-

Voters may also register by showing a combination of one picture ID from Column 1 along with one type of utility bill, rent statement or student fee statement from Column 2.

 

Column 1 Column 2
ONE APPROVED PHOTO ID, may be expired ONE APPORIVED BILL

Must contain:

  • Voter's name
  • Voter's photo
  • Voter's old address or no address

Must contain:

  • Voter's  current name
  • Voter's current address
  • Be dated within 30 days of the election
  • MN Driver's License
  • MN State ID
  • MN  post-secondary Student ID
  • Tribal ID
  • U.S. Military ID
  • U.S. Passport

1. Utility Bills:

2. Rent statement that itemizes utilities

3. Student fee statement (current term)

    • Electric
    • Garbage
    • Telephone - (Landline, Cell, VOIP)
    • Gas
    • INternet Service- Television- (cable or satellite)
    • Solid Waste
    • Water/Sewer

 

You must re-register if:

  • Your name or address changes (even just an apartment number)
  • You have not voted in four years.

 

For more information, please contact any of the following:

Voter Registration
PH: 952-826-0363, TDD: 952-826-0379

Minnesota Secretary of State
PH: 651-215-1440

Hennepin County Elections
PH: 612-348-5151

Minnesota League of Women Voters
PH: 651-224-5445
 

 

 

Administration Department

4801 W. 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424

Mail@EdinaMN.gov
952-927-8861

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

Download an absentee ballot application here. 

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