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Voter outreach and engagement

Get involved! Help promote voting and voter registration by becoming an election judge, conducting voter registration drives, sharing fact sheets and other outreach and education materials including applications and information in multiple languages.

 
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New accessible voting technology

Hennepin County polling places will feature new assistive voting technology this year. The OmniBallot Tablet is a ballot marking device for voters with disabilities, allowing voters to mark their ballots independently and privately without using a pen.

Accessible

  • Provides ballot magnification or high-contrast background for voters with visual impairment
  • Offers audio reading of the ballot through headphones
  • Allows voters three options to mark choices:
    • Touchscreen
    • Braille keypad
    • 3-button device

Easy to use

  • Uses the same ballot as everyone else
  • A printer fills the ovals on the ballot
  • Ballot goes in the same tabulator to be counted as all other ballots
  • An election judge will be available at polling places to answer questions

Learn more

To schedule an organization or group demonstration email voteroutreach@hennepin.us.

Watch or listen to a video about How to use the OmniBallot Tablet (YouTube)

Download a printable overview

Interested in learning how candidates get on the ballot, how ballots are counted or who administers elections in Minnesota?

Learn more about how elections work in Minnesota

Videos: How absentee ballots are counted

Interested in providing voter outreach or education in your community?

Federal voting assistance program

Outreach materials

Hennepin County outreach materials

Voting while in jail

Voting with a criminal record

Voting with no permanent address

Interested in conducting a voter registration drive?

Individuals or organizations conducting voter registration drives may print the voter registration applications or receive up to 100 paper application at a time from Hennepin County Elections. Contact hc.vote@hennepin.us or 612-348-5151 to schedule a time to pick up the applications.

Review the Hennepin County voter registration drive instructions (PDF). Voter registration applications must be returned to our office no later than 10 days after they are completed by the voter.

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