Citizenship and Voting

You may vote by absentee ballot if you are unable to vote in person on Election Day because you are:
- away from home.
- ill or disabled.
- an Election Judge serving in another precinct
- unable to go to the polling place due to a religious holiday or belief.

With absentee voting you may vote either in person or by mail during the 45 days before Election Day. Call Washington County Elections at 651-430-6175 for more information.

In person:

Apply and vote at Washington County in the Property Records and Taxpayer Services Department on the first floor of the Government Center in Stillwater during normal business hours Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Saturday before the election. Absentee voting is also available at the 3 Service Centers in Washington County see the information below for locations.

License Center in Woodbury

Washington County Service Center
2150 Radio Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
651-275-8600

Map and Directions to the Service Center in Woodbury

Apply early so you can mail back or deliver your absentee ballot before Election Day. You are not allowed to drop off your ballot at your precinct or any of the above Washington County locations on Election Day. If you are in Washington County on Election Day you need to go to your polling place to cast your ballot.

Plan ahead: your absentee ballot must be received through the mail at Washington County by 3 p.m. on Election Day. You may call, write, or fax to request an application. You can return your application by fax, but not your ballot.

If you are in the military or outside the United States, you vote based on where you last lived in Minnesota. Your parent, spouse, brother, sister, or adult child may apply for you. Make sure to apply early.

• 2010 Absentee Ballot Application (PDF)

Request for Agent Delivery of Absentee Ballot

During the seven days preceding an election and until 2 p.m. on election day, an eligible voter who is a patient of a health care facility; a resident in a Residential facility, shelter for battered women, or assisted living facility; or an individual who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of incapacitating health reasons or have a disability may designate an agent to deliver the ballots to the voter from the county auditor or municipal clerk. The request for agent delivery form is available below:

• Voter Request for Agent Delivery of Absentee Ballot (PDF)

The following information and form apply to persons who are members of the Uniformed Services and their dependents who are also U.S. citizens and residents of Minnesota.

• Military and Overseas Voting Information (PDF)
• Mililtary and Overseas Absentee Ballot Application Form