Voting - 2020 Election

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​Your Vote Has Power! Voting is very important. It is a way for you to help choose the people that will run our government. Our government makes laws, decides how money gets spent, and much more. Who gets picked to run the government makes a big difference for people with disabilities and their families. If you do not vote, then you do not get a say in what happens. Check out the resources below to make sure you have the information you need to make your vote count!

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Resources From The Arc

Here are resources to help you learn more about voting.

Disability Voter Guide
This includes information on:

• Who can vote
• Where people can vote
• How to register to vote
• How to find out who and what you can vote on
• How to learn about candidates and issues

• How voting works on Election Day
• What to do if your voting rights are violated
• How you can help others vote
• Other helpful resources around voting

Plain language, English – Word / Plain language, English – PDF

Guía para votantes con discapacidades
Lenguaje simple, Español – Word / Lenguaje simple, Español – PDF

The 2020 Election & You: Thinking about Disability
Plain language, English – Word / Plain language, English – PDF

La Elección de 2020 y Usted: Pensando en la Discapacidad
Lenguaje simple, Español – Word / Lenguaje simple, Español – PDF

Sample Questions for Candidates
Plain language, English – Word / Plain language, English – PDF

Ejemplos de Preguntas para los Candidatos
Lenguaje simple, Español – Word / Lenguaje simple, Español – PDF

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Other Resources

• Vote.gov from the U.S. Government
• Your Vote Counts: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Voting in the U.S., Autistic Self Advocacy Network
• GoVoter Project, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
• REV UP: Register, Educate, Vote, Use your Power, American Association for People with Disabilities

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Tips for Voters:  Getting help voting and independent voting

1. If you are under a guardianship you still have the right to vote unless your guardianship court order says that the court has taken away your right to vote.
2. If you can’t get into your polling place, you can register and vote from your vehicle. Ask the head election judge to find two election judges to come outside to help you.
3. If you cannot sign your name, you have the right to tell the election judge who you are and tell another person to sign your name for you on the roster.
4. You have the right to ask for help voting. For example, you can ask an election judge, a friend, family, guardian, or a staff person who works with you, for help.
5. Any person you choose can go with you into the voting booth except an agent of your employer or union, or a candidate.
6. You can ask someone to mark your ballot for you. It is against the law for them to mark the ballot for you if you cannot communicate to them who you want to vote for.
7. You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
8. It is against the law for anyone in the polling place to try to influence your vote. It is your vote, and your choice!

Minnesota
Secretary of State

Register To Vote

Election Day Voting

Other Ways To Vote

What's On My Ballot

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ELECTIONS CALENDAR

​2020 Election Dates

• June 26
  Vote by mail or in person
  June 26 through August 10
  for the Primary
• July21
  Register in advance by
  July 21 to save time on
  Primary Election Day
• August 11
  Primary Election
• September 18
  Vote by mail or in person
  September 18 through
  November 2
• October 13
  Register in advance by
  October 13 to save time
  on Election Day
• November 3
  Election Day

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What's on the Election
​Day ballot in 2020?
All voters will have these races on their general election ballot:

• U.S. President
• U.S. Senator
• U.S. Representative
• State Senator
• State Representative
• Judicial seats

Voters may also have one or more of these races on their ballot:

• County Officials
• City Officers
• School Board Members
• Township Officers
• Local ballot questions