Tomorrow is Election Day, and while most registered voters in Minneapolis cast early ballots, thousands of others will be heading to their polling places to vote.

Voters who completed and mailed back their early ballots should check the online ballot tracking tool tomorrow morning. If the tracking tool indicates that their ballots have not yet been accepted, they should look up their polling place and go vote in person. Polling places are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Voters can vote in person as long as election officials have not yet received and counted their mail ballots. Elections staff at polling places check to see if they’ve received and counted mail ballots from voters who want to vote in person. Voters are given ballots as long as the City has not received and counted mail ballots from them. Any uncounted mail ballots from people who have voted in person will be cancelled and not counted (even if election officials receive it later).

Masks required inside polling places

Because of the pandemic, everyone inside a polling place must wear face coverings. Voters can wear a face shield if necessary due to a health reason.

• Any voter who arrive without face coverings will be provided disposable ones prior to entry.
• Any voter who cannot wear a face covering or refuses to wear one can vote outside using curbside voting. Elections staff will bring the ballot to the person’s vehicle or, if the person didn’t drive, to an appropriate location outside.

Any voter who refuses to wear a mask or vote outside will be allowed to vote. However, the incident will be documented and reported to appropriate authorities.

Learn more. 

There are 13 staffed, mail ballot drop-off locations for Minneapolis voters and, in light of the new court ruling, the City has expanded the ballot drop-off hours. Voters who have mail ballots at home are encouraged to complete and return them to one of these locations. Although voters may choose to discard their mail ballots and vote early in person instead, mail ballot drop-off sites provide an outdoor option to promote safety during the pandemic and reduce lines at Early Vote Centers.

Voters dropping off ballots from other voters can bring no more than three completed ballots (not counting their own ballots). They will need to show identification with name and signature and complete simple paperwork.

On Election Day, mail ballots can only be dropped off at one of the 13 drop-off locations until 3 p.m. and cannot be dropped off at regular polling places.

Minneapolis drop-off locations now have extended hours through 3 p.m. on Nov. 3:

• Monday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

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New ruling changes election ballot due date

To make sure your vote is counted, we no longer advise you mail your ballot back. Instead, drop it off at one of the 13 staffed Ballot Drop-Off sites or vote in person.

A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday evening that ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day must be set aside and could face legal challenges that would result in them not being counted.

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Las nuevas reglas han cambiado la fecha límite de entrega de las boletas electorales

Para asegurarnos que tu voto es contado, te recomendamos que no envíes tu boleta electoral por correo. Llévela a uno de los 13 sitios de votaciones o vota en persona. La corte federal de apelaciones dio un fallo que las boletas electorales recibidas después de las 8pm el día de las votaciones tienen que ser separadas y puede haber retos legales que pudieran resultar en que no sean contadas.

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Go’aan maxkamadeed oo cusub ayaa bedelay wakhtiga ugu dambeeya ee waraaqaha codaynta la aqbali karo.

Si codkaaga loo tiriyo, kugula talinmayno in codkaa aad boostada kusoo dirto. Buuxi waraaqaha codka oo gacanta ku keen goobaha shaqaalaha codayntu joogaan ama goobta codaynta kaalay oo ku cod bixi

Maxkamada sare ee racfaanka ayaa fiidnimadii Khamiista go’aamisay codadka waraaqaha codaynta ee soo xerooda waxii ka bambeeya 8:00 fiidnimo in gooni loo saaro, waxaana laga yaabaa in qaado loolan sharci oo sababi kara inaan la tirin.

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Kev txiav txim tshiab pauv hnub kawb ntawm kev pov npav xaivtsa
To make sure your vote is counted, we no longer advise you mail your ballot back. Instead, drop it off at one of the 13 staffed Ballot Drop-Off sites or vote in person.

Pab kom koj daim npav xaivtsa yuav tsum raug suav, peb thov qhia koj tsis txhob muab koj daim ntawv xaivtsa xa rov qab hauv mail.  Nqa mus tso rau ib qhov chaw ntawm 13 qhov xa npav xaivtsa los yog mus pov npav tus kheej.  

Hnub Thursday dhau los, ib lub “federal appeals court” tau txiav txim hais tia cov npav xaivtsa uas txais tau tom qab 8 teev tsau ntuj ntawm hnub pov npav los yog “Election Day” yuav tau muab faib tso rau ib qho thiab tejzaum yuav raug kev sib foob tsis pub muab suav.

In a video message, Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo discuss how City leaders are working with partners to ensure public safety before, during and after Election Day on Nov. 3.

The City is taking all threats seriously and coordinating with local, state and community partners on preparedness efforts. 

Watch the video.

Minnesotans are required to wear a face covering in indoor businesses and indoor public settings. Researchers have advocated for masking, calling it a simple and effective step to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. 

The state regulation reinforces Mayor Jacob Frey’s emergency regulation requiring people in Minneapolis to wear cloth face masks or coverings when they are in an indoor place of public accommodation is in effect.

Businesses are not required to provide masks to customers or employees themselves, though employers shall be required to mandate the use of masks by their staff. Non-compliance should be reported through 311. Find information on how to get a mask.  

• Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 situation update
• Find COVID-19 testing locations
• Should I get tested? Online screening tool
• Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 information in multiple languages
• City of Minneapolis COVID-19 Dashboard 
• COVID-19: How to isolate or quarantine 
• Tips on making your own cloth mask and guidance on wearing masks
• How to safely wear your mask
• COVID-19 guidance for parents, guardians and family 
• What to do if an employee has COVID-19
• Hennepin County videos on using, making and wearing cloth masks in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong.
• Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 information
• Email COVID19@minneapolismn.gov for health-related questions or guidance related to COVID-19.