Your Vote. Your Voice.
Elected officials make decisions every day on important issues that impact you and the future of our communities, like access to housing and healthcare, education, transportation and neighborhood safety, just to name a few.
In 2024, Minnesota voters will make decisions on elected offices for president, a U.S. Senate seat, members of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives, legislators in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota Supreme Court justices, a constitutional amendment, and local school district races.
Your vote is your voice. When you vote, you have a say in electing the people you think will best represent you and the issues you care about—from housing and homelessness to property taxes, potholes, the price of groceries and more. And while national elections usually get the most attention, change often starts local, with the decisions of city councils, county boards and even state legislatures impacting many aspects of our daily lives.
Catholic Charities encourages all eligible individuals to vote. Here are some resources to help you prepare:
Register to Vote
In Minnesota, you can register to vote at the polls, online or by mail. You can register to vote even if you are experiencing homelessness.
As of June 1, 2023, you can vote even if you are on parole or probation. Having a criminal record does not affect your right to vote in Minnesota unless you are currently incarcerated for a felony conviction.
- Are you eligible to vote?
- Are you registered to vote, or do you need to update your registration information?
- Register to vote online, by mail, or on election day.
Vote!
You can vote early with an absentee ballot (starting 46 days before Election Day), or you can vote in person at the polls. You can vote even if you are experiencing homelessness by using the location of where you sleep as your address.
- Find your polling place.
- Vote early (absentee) by mail or in person.
- Learn how to vote while experiencing homelessness.
Be Informed
Find out who is on your ballot ahead of time and do some research on your candidates to decide who you want to vote for.
- Practice voting with a sample ballot.
- Check out our Candidate Conversation Guide for sample questions you can ask candidates to learn more about their positions.
- Visit the Secretary of State’s website for all the current elections and voting information.
For questions or to learn more about Catholic Charities’ nonpartisan voter outreach, contact Lorna Schmidt, Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs, at lorna.schmidt@cctwincities.org.