Voter Registration
To vote, you must be:
At least 20 days before the election:
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Register in person or mail the application to the Edina City
Clerk or Hennepin County Voter Registration Office.
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Click the following link to visit the Minnesota Secretary of
State’s web site for information about voter registration,
including links to voter registration applications in a
number of languages:
www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=204.
Election Day Registration
Voters registering to vote on Election Day must provide proof of
residence from one of the following items (stand-along
documents):
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Valid Minnesota Driver's License, Learner's Permit or
Minnesota Identification Card (or receipt) -- showing
current name and address in the precinct.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A voter who is vouched for cannot vouch for another
voter at this election.
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Challengers cannot serve as vouchers.
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Voucher must leave the polling place as soon as the
vouching process is complete.
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Late Notice -- sent from the Elections Office.
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Valid Registration Within Precinct -- applies only if
the voter has changed their name or moved within the same
precinct.
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Current Students -- student ID plus a certified
housing list from within the jurisdiction where the student
is registering and voting (not applicable in Edina).
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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.
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Column 1
Photo ID's may be expired, but must contain
voter's name and photo.
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Column 2
Utility bills or rent statements itemizing utility
expenses or student fee statements must contain
registrant's name and current address in the precinct.
Utility bills and rent statements due date must be
within 30 days before/after Election Day.
Note: Utility bills are acceptable regardless of how
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You
must re-register if:
Absentee Ballots
You can vote by absentee ballot if you are unable to vote in person on
Election Day because you are:
Absentee Ballots are available for the 30 days before Election Day. To
receive an absentee ballot, submit a written application to the City
Clerk’s office. Absentee Voters can cast their ballot in two ways:
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Vote in person at Edina City Hall
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During regular hours
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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During these extended hours
Saturday before election day, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday before election day until 5 p.m.
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Submit your ballot by mail.
Call 952-826-0363 to have an application mailed to you.
If you have a permanent disability, contact the Edina Elections to learn
about how to apply to receive an absentee ballot application on an
ongoing basis.
Click the following link to visit the Secretary of State’s web site for
information about absentee ballots, including links to an absentee
ballot application:
www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=211.
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Voting Assistance
Ask the election judges for assistance:
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To read or mark a ballot.
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To obtain a magnifying device or a chair to use in the
voting booth.
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To vote at the curb.
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To use an AutoMARK voter assist terminal.
AutoMARK: Voter-assist terminals for individual with disabilities.
Federal legislation passed by
Congress, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), requires that each polling
place be equipped with a voter assist terminal for individuals with
disabilities. These devices are designed to provide voters with
disabilities the opportunity to vote independently and privately. HAVA
requires the devices must be available for the 2006 elections. Funding
for the purchase of the equipment was allocated by the federal
government to each state. The State of Minnesota has certified the
AutoMARK from Election Systems and Software for use in Minnesota to meet
the HAVA requirement to provide a voter assist terminal. Hennepin County
purchased the equipment for each city with HAVA grant funds from the
State of Minnesota. As a result, the AutoMARK will be available in every
Edina polling place for voters with disabilities on election day and
also will be available for absentee voters at City Hall during the 30
days before each election..
How does it work?
The voters receive the same optical scan
paper ballot whether they will vote using a pen or the AutoMARK ballot
marking device. The AutoMARK is a tool - an “electronic pen” - to assist
the voter in marking the ballot. The AutoMARK has special features to
assist voters with disabilities that make it difficult to mark an
optical scan paper ballot (i.e. blind, poor eyesight, unable to hold a
pen). When the voter inserts the ballot into the AutoMARK, an electronic
version of the ballot appears on the screen. The screen provides options
for reverse contrast, enlargement for easier reading, or for being
turned off for privacy if a voter chooses to access the ballot by using
earphones and keypad. The recorded audio description of the ballot can
be used in place of or in conjunction with the visual version on the
screen. The voter makes selections by the touch screen, the keypad, or
alternative adaptive method.
The AutoMARK ballot marking device
provides voters the opportunity to review and verify their selections.
Upon the voter’s direction, the AutoMARK marks the ovals on the optical
scan ballot. The voter then inserts the ballot into the M-100 ballot
counter used by all voters in the precinct. The voting process remains
the same for voters who do not need the assistance of the AutoMARK for
marking a ballot. Votes are tallied by the ballot counter to produce
precinct results.
Want to learn more?
For further information, contact the City
Clerk’s Office at 952-826-0363 or find more information about the
AutoMARK go to the company’s website at
ES & S AutoMARK.
2008 Important
Election Dates
Primary Election -
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 (Polls open – 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
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Pre-registration deadline – Wednesday, Aug. 20,
2008
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Absentee Ballots – Available beginning Aug. 8, 2007. Citizens
needing an absentee ballot may vote in person at City Hall from 8
a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Extended hours for
absentee voting Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.), and
Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 until 5 p.m. Call 952-826-0363 for additional
information
General Election -
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 (Polls open – 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
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Pre-registration deadline –Wednesday, October 15,
2008
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Absentee Ballots – Available beginning Oct.
4,
2008. Citizens needing absentee ballots may vote in person at City
Hall from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Extended hours for
absentee voting are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, and 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. Call
952-826-0363 for additional information.
Time Off to Vote
In a state or federal election, every employee has the right to be
excused from work to vote the morning of Election Day without penalty or
loss of salary or wages per Minnesota Statute 204C.04.
For more information,
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
