City of Chanhassen, Minnesota Voter Registration

Registration

Voter Registration Prior to Election Day

If you haven't already, or you're new in town, don't forget to register to vote! It will save time at the polls this fall. Click HERE to print a copy of a voter registration application, or pick one up at the following locations:

Chanhassen Service Center, 7808 Kerber Boulevard
City Hall, 7700 Market Boulevard
Chanhassen Library, 7711 Kerber Boulevard (and all county libraries)
Carver County Taxpayer Services Department in Chaska, 600 East Fourth Street
In your state income tax booklet

After completion, mail it to:

Carver County Government Center
Taxpayer Services Department
Administration Building
600 East 4th Street
Chaska, MN 55318-2184

If you are unsure if you are registered to vote, click HERE to access the Secretary of State's Voter Registration Look-up System.

Preregistration closes 21 days before each election.

You are eligible to register and vote if you:

Will be at least 18 years old on Election Day
Are a citizen of the United States
Will have resided in Minnesota for at least 20 days immediately preceding Election Day
Are a resident of your precinct on Election Day
Have had a felony conviction record discharged, expired, or completed
Are not under court-ordered guardianship where a court has revoked your voting rights
Have not been ruled legally incompetent by a court of law

If you are currently registered to vote, you do not need to register again unless you have:

Moved to a different address
Changed your name
Not voted at least once within the last four years

VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION

Election Day Registration

If you are not registered to vote or need to update your registration information, you may do so at your polling location on Election Day. However, you are required to provide proof of residence when registering on Election Day. You must bring ONE of the following to verify your residence:

A valid Minnesota Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit, Minnesota Identification Card, or receipt for any of these containing a valid address in the precinct.
A student ID card that includes your photo, if your college provided a student housing list to election officials.
A Tribal ID card that contains your name, current address, signature and photo (tribe must be recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA])
A valid registration in the same precinct under a different name or address.
A notice of late registration mailed by the Carver County Taxpayer Services Department within the two weeks prior to the election, showing your address in the precinct. If you received this notice, follow all the instructions.
Vouching: A voter registered in your precinct who will confirm your address with a signed oath at your polling place.
Vouching: An authorized employee of a residential facility (nursing home, group home, etc.) where you reside who will confirm your address at your polling place. The residential facility must provide a list of employees to election officials.

If you do not have any of the options above, you may provide a Minnesota photo ID that does not have your current address along with a document that does have your current address. The only documents accepted include:

Eligible Photo IDs::

Minnesota Drivers License
Minnesota ID Card
United States Passport
United States Military ID Card
Tribal ID Card
Minnesota College/University or Technical College Student ID Card
Tribal ID with your signature issued by a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

AND

Eligible Documents with Current Address:

Current student fee statement
Original utility bill due 30 days before or after the election, or a rent statement that shows utility expenses. Eligible utility bills include the following:
- gas
- electric
- solid waste
- water
- sewer
- phone
- cell phone
- television
- internet service provider

*Bill Note: The bill must include your name (not just your spouse's name) with your current address, and be due within 30 days of Election Day.

If the photo identification presented by the voter establishes the voter's identity, and the additional proof of residence presented by the voter establishes the voter's current address in the precinct, the voter has proven residence.