(The Center Square) – Any Minnesota voter can now register for permanent absentee voting.
As of June 1, Minnesota joined eight other states and Washington, D.C., to allow all voters, regardless of disability or age, to register online and vote absentee permanently, allowing them to cast their ballot as early as 46 days before an election.
To be taken off the permanent absentee roll, a voter must apply in writing to their county elections office. Absentee ballots will no longer be sent to a voter’s address if the absentee ballot is returned as undeliverable, if the voter is declared dead by the county, or if the voter’s status becomes “challenged” or “inactive.”
Residents can apply at RegistrationThose who wish to apply for an absentee ballot for only one election at a time can visit the same website Ballots will not be counted if they are received after Election Day, whether by mail, polling place or elections office.
In addition to the new absentee voting rules, Minnesotans can now also provide a description of where they live if they don’t know their address, including a direction and distance from the nearest intersection. Twenty other states require this on their voter registration forms, as do the national mail-in voter registration forms.
