MN SF2232

Non-in-person absentee ballot applications must be received at least 7 days before an election (changed from 1 day), and the Secretary of State's online application system must shut down 7 days before elections

Online absentee ballot applicants must provide both a Minnesota driver's license/state ID number AND the last four digits of their Social Security number (previously only one was required)

Write-in candidate filing deadline extended from 7 days to 19 days before the general election for county, state, and federal offices

Candidate filing periods for municipal and school board elections in November moved earlier, from 98-84 days to 112-98 days before the election (effective January 1, 2026)

Nongovernment entities mailing absentee ballot applications or sample ballots must include disclaimers stating the mailing is not an official government communication and that any sample ballot cannot be cast as an official ballot