Minnesota Provisional Voting
There is no provisional voting in Minnesota, Election Day (same-day) registration is available.
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There is no provisional voting in Minnesota, Election Day (same-day) registration is available.
Voters who find that they are not on the list where they believe they are registered to vote or find that they are listed incorrectly, have the right to cast a provisional ballot. Provisional ballots are sealed in an envelope and kept separately from other ballots until the voter's eligibility can be determined. If a provisional voter is determined to be registered, their ballot is unsealed and counted; if the voter is determined to be ineligible to vote, the ballot is destroyed without being examined.
There are several reasons why you may vote a provisional ballot.
Such as:
You can vote on federal offices on a provisional ballot if you live in the precinct and you find yourself under one of the approved circumstances.
Those circumstances are:
You may vote by provisional ballot if your name is not on the voter registration list or if there is a question about your qualifications to vote.
PROVISIONAL BALLOT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Provisional Ballots are counted either the Monday or the second Thursday after the Election.
If your eligibility to vote is questioned on Election Day, you are allowed to cast a challenged ballot. A challenged ballot must be counted the same as a regular ballot. The validity of a challenged ballot need not be determined unless it affects the results of an election.
If your name is not on the list of registered voters, you may register to vote at the polls on Election day and vote a regular ballot. If you do not have the proper forms of ID to register on Election Day, or if someone challenges your right to vote on Election day, you may cast a provisional ballot.
If you believe you are registered to vote in a precinct, but your name does not appear on the poll list, or if you have been challenged as not qualified to vote in your precinct, you will cast a provisional ballot.
There is no provisional voting.
If you are a registered voter in your election district but your name does not appear on the official poll list, you may be able to vote by updating the record or by provisional ballot.
Provisional ballots begin being counted the day following an election. You can check the status of your provisional ballot to determine if your vote was counted.