Elections in Minnesota

Employees in Minnesota are allowed time off from work to vote on the morning of Election Day.

Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout; in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, 77.8% of eligible Minnesotans voted – the highest percentage of any U.S. state or territory – versus the national average of 61.7%.

[4] In a 2020 study, Minnesota was ranked as the 15th easiest state for citizens to vote in.

[5] Recounts in Minnesota are handled by the State Canvassing Board, as needed in the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

Not more than two judges of the supreme court shall serve on the canvassing board at one time".