Navigating the Minnesota Secretary of State Website

Navigating the Secretary of State Website

This video is a tutorial for navigating the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website for all things voting (mnvotes.org) such as voter registration, finding your sample ballot, and finding your polling location (pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us), among others. The SOS website has a lot of information, so it’s important to know how to use the website.

How to Register to Vote & Check Voter Registration

This video shows you how to register to vote/update voter registration via the AAOP website (http://aaopmn.org/register-to-vote/), and how to check if you’re registered to vote on the Minnesota Secretary of State website (https://mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/VoterStatus.aspx).

How to Apply for an Absentee Ballot

This video walks you through how to apply for an absentee ballot. We recommend that you vote absentee by mail as this is the safest method during the COVID-19 pandemic because it minimizes contact with others. The link used in this video is http://bit.ly/MNRequestAbsentee. AAOP has also created an infographic with more information on absentee voting.

How to Check Who is on Your Ballot (Ramsey & Hennepin) for the Primary Elections

This video walks you through how to check who is on your ballot. The link used in this video is http://bit.ly/MNviewballot. AAOP has also created documents of who is running for office as well as their campaign website for both Ramsey (https://bit.ly/3kisLWX) and Hennepin (https://bit.ly/3gzlMXt) Counties.