Election Day Voting Procedure
REMEMBER ... If you miss registering before the Election, with proper identification and proof of address, you can still REGISTER and VOTE at your polling place on Election Day!
GO TO YOUR POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY
The polling place for St. Clair residents is the St. Clair City Hall, 304 Main Street West, St. Clair, Minnesota. Polls are open 7 am - 8 pm on Election Day.
If you don't know the location of your polling place, click on the 'MN VOTES - FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE' link at the bottom of this page and enter your zip code.
REGISTERED VOTERS and REGISTERING ON ELECTION DAY
If you are registered to vote, your name and address will appear on the Poll Pad Roster (the list of registered voters in the precinct).
If you're not registered to vote, you can still register and VOTE at your polling place on Election Day!
For information on registering to vote before Election Day, click on 'Register to Vote' under 'Elections & Voting' on the left menu.
SIGN IN WITH THE POLL PAD
If you are already registered to vote, an Election Judge will ask you to state your name and address, they will find your name on the Poll Pad and ask you to read and sign the oath. The Election Judge will then give you a white 'Voter Receipt' and direct you to the next Election Judge to receive your ballot.
RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT
You will hand your 'Voter Receipt' the the Ballot Judge. The Ballot Judge will give you your ballot, a privacy folder and instructions.
VOTE (MARK YOUR BALLOT)
Go to a Voting Station or Voting Booth to vote (mark your ballot). At the Voting Station you are seated at a table with a privacy screen. The instructions on your ballot will indicate how many candidates you can choose for each office. Depending on the office being voted on, it may say 'vote for one' or 'vote for one team'. In the case of some City Council Offices and School Board Officers with more than one seat to fill, it may say 'vote for up to two' or 'vote for up to three'. Vote (mark your ballot) with the pen provided and completely fill-in the oval next to the candidate of your choice.
You may choose to vote by using the OmniBallot Voter Assist machine, the machine will mark your ballot for you. The machine has many options, such as large print, high contrast, audio instructions, key pad and touchscreen.
Your vote will count even if you don't vote for every office or every question on the ballot.
If you make a mistake on your ballot, you can go to an Election Judge and ask for a replacement ballot.
TAKE YOUR COMPLETED BALLOT TO THE BALLOT BOX (Ballot Counting Machine)
When you are finished voting go to the Ballot Box and place your ballot in the Ballot Counting Machine.
When you are finished voting go to the Ballot Box and place your ballot in the Ballot Counting Machine.
RECEIVE YOUR 'I VOTED!' STICKER
Receive your 'I VOTED!' sticker from the Election Judge and you're finished!!
CURBSIDE VOTING
Curbside Voting is available you can simply honk your car horn and two (2) Election Judges will bring the necessary paperwork and a ballot out to you and you can vote in your vehicle.
ABSENTEE VOTING/EARLY VOTING
Any eligible voter can VOTE EARLY by Absentee Ballot. Absentee Voting is available starting 46 days before the Election. Absentee Ballots will be available by September 17th for the November 3rd General Election. Click on 'Early Voting/Absentee Voting' under 'Elections & Voting' on the left menu for more information.
Any eligible voter can VOTE EARLY by Absentee Ballot. Absentee Voting is available starting 46 days before the Election. Absentee Ballots will be available by September 17th for the November 3rd General Election. Click on 'Early Voting/Absentee Voting' under 'Elections & Voting' on the left menu for more information.