{"id":209,"date":"2018-03-15T19:01:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/minnesota\/work\/voter-registration\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:14:30","slug":"voter-registration","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/minnesota\/work\/voter-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter Registration"},"template":"","class_list":["post-209","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Minnesota voters deserve free and easy access to the ballot box. We're making it easier to register to vote and participate in our elections.","featured_image":24736,"work_type":false,"related_issues":false,"location":26},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"The right to vote is the centerpiece of our democracy. Regardless of political party, Minnesotans want free and fair elections in which every eligible citizen can participate.\r\n\r\nCommon Cause Minnesota is a leading force in protecting the right to vote and making voting more accessible. Over the years, we've made progress and our election laws are among the most inclusive and voter-friendly in the country, something all Minnesotans can be very proud of.\r\n\r\n<strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\">In Minnesota, we have:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Online voter registration, available through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.mn.us\/elections-voting\/register-to-vote\">Secretary of State's website<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Election Day or \"same day\" voter registration<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Automatic voter registration<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Restored voting rights for individuals previously convicted of a felony<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Expanded early-voting hours<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Joined the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) to share voter registration records with other participating states to keep voter rolls more accurate<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Shifted to the use of paper ballots, which allows for audits to confirm election results<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_take_action","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_take_action":{"heading":"Take Action","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"action":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_banner","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_banner":{"use_donate_banner":true,"title":"Title [highlight]with highlighting[\/highlight] and additional text.","button":null,"image":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_related_articles","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_related_articles":{"heading":"Updates","button_text":"See all Related Articles","manually_curate":false,"articles":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_resources","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_resources":{"heading":"Related Resources","button_text":"See all Related Resources","manually_curate":false,"resource":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_press","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_press":{"heading":"Press","button_text":"","manually_curate":false,"press":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_events","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_events":{"heading":"Events"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_our_experts","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_our_experts":{"heading":"","manually_curate":false,"people":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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