Voter Registration
In Minnesota, a person must register to vote before you can vote. You may register up to 20 days before Election Day or on Election Day at your polling place.
Your name will appear on the polling place roster if you choose to register to vote at least 20 days before Election day. Your registration will remain current until you move, change your name or do not vote for four consecutive years.
For more information on registering to vote visit the MN Secretary of State website.
Registration Options
Online
To register to vote online you will need an email address and a Minnesota issued driver’s license, Minnesota ID card or the last 4 digits of Social Security Number. Visit the MN Secretary of State website for more information regarding online registration.
By Mail or Email
To register using the paper voter registration form, download and complete the application from the MN Secretary of State website and mail it to the Otter Tail County Elections Office.
Completed applications can be emailed to [email protected].
In Person
If you reside in Otter Tail County and would like to register to vote in person, visit the Otter Tail County Elections Office in the Government Services Center.
Are you eligible to vote?
I certify that I:
- Am at least 16 years old and understand that I must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to vote;
- Am a citizen of the United States;
- Will have maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;
- Maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;
- Am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right to vote;
- Have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
- Am not currently incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense;
Election Day Registration
If you are not registered or you need to update your registration on Election Day, you may do so at your polling place. Your polling place is based on the location of your residence. You are required to provide proof of residence when registering on Election Day.
You must have one of the following with your current name and address in the precinct to verify your residence:
- A valid Minnesota driver’s license, learner’s permit, Minnesota ID card, or a yellow receipt for any of these.
- A valid student ID card including your photo, if you are on a student housing list on file at the polling place.
- A tribal ID card that contains your picture and signature.
- A valid registration in the same precinct under a different name or address.
- A notice of late registration sent to you by your county auditor
- A voter registered in the same precinct as you who can confirm your address with a signed oath
- An employee of a residential facility, including nursing homes, battered women’s shelters, homeless shelters and other licensed facilities, may vouch that you live there (only if the facility has provided the county with a certified list of employees)
- Or you may provide both an Approved Photo ID and one of the current bills listed under Approved Documents with your current name and address in the precinct.
Approved Photo IDs
ID must contain the voter’s name and photo, and may be expired
- Driver’s License, state ID card or learner’s permit issued by any state
- United State Passport
- United State Military ID card
- Tribal ID card with the name, signature and photo or the voter
- Minnesota university, college, or technical school ID card
- Minnesota high school ID card
Approved Documents
Documents must have the voter’s current name and address in the precinct, and can be shown electronically or on paper.
- Residential lease or rental agreement (must be valid through election day)
- Current student fee statement
- Bill, account of start of service statement due or dated within 30 days of election for:
- Phone (landline, cell, VOIP, etc)
- TV (cable, satellite, etc)
- Internet service
- Solid Waste or sewer service
- Electric, gas or water
- Banking or credit card
- Rent or mortgage payments