Absentee Voting

You can vote early by using an absentee ballot, instead of voting in-person at your polling place on Election Day. You can vote absentee by mail, in-person, or by having a person you know pick up and deliver your ballot for you (this option is only available seven days before the election). Any voter may vote absentee.

Download and print the Absentee Ballot Application (PDF) and return it to Hennepin County as soon as possible at:

Hennepin County Elections Government Center
300 S. 6th St MC 012
Minneapolis MN 55487-0012
hc.vote@hennepin.us 

Applications can also be picked-up from the City Clerk's Office at Hopkins City Hall during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

Additional information about absentee ballots can be found on the Secretary of State’s website.

Casting Your Absentee Ballot

For the General Election, you can cast your absentee ballot in two ways:

• Vote in person at Hopkins City Hall:
  • During regular hours Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Friday, September 17, through Friday, October 29
  • During extended hours before Election Day:
    • Saturday, October 30, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    • Monday, November 1, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Submit your ballot by mail:
  • You may also drop off your ballot envelope in-person at City Hall, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The deadline to drop off in-person at City Hall is Election Day at 3 p.m.