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Olmsted County · General Election · Tuesday, November 3

Get it done this weekend

Walk in and vote, no excuse needed. Two sites, same hours: Olmsted County Elections Office and Rochester City Hall.

  • Today, Friday

    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Saturday

    9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Sunday

    9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Monday

    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Last day

Or vote at your polling place on Tuesday, November 3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Dover Township opens at 10 a.m.).

Where do I vote? What's on my ballot?

Enter your home address. You'll get your polling place, its hours, a map and directions, and the contests on your ballot. Early voting sites are below.

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Early voting

Vote early through Monday, November 2 at 5 p.m.

Walk in, get a ballot and vote it there. No excuse or reason needed. 2 places in Olmsted County: Olmsted County Elections Office and Rochester City Hall. Early voting closes in 3 days, 13 hours.

Vote from your car

Can't easily come inside? You don't have to. At the Olmsted County Elections Office, 2122 Campus DR SE, Suite 300, two election judges from different parties will bring your ballot out to your car and carry it back in when you're done. You can register there too.

Call 507-328-7650 when you arrive — or before you go — and ask for curbside voting. The office's hours are below.

Closed right now

Voting reopens at 8 AM today.

Olmsted County Elections Office

2122 Campus DR SE, Suite 300
Rochester, MN 55904

Regular hours

  • Monday–Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM
  • Closed Saturday and Sunday — except the extra dates below

Extra dates, every location

  • Sat, October 31 — 9 AM – 3 PM
  • Sun, November 1 — 9 AM – 3 PM
  • Mon, November 2 — 8 AM – 5 PM

Finding it: Suite 300. A monitored ballot drop box is here too.

Vote from your car: call 507-328-7650 when you arrive and judges will bring your ballot out.

This is the elections office on Campus Drive SE. Through November 2 you can also vote downtown at Rochester City Hall, Room 104 (201 4th St SE). The county desk at 151 4th St SE only takes completed absentee ballots.

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Illustration (not a photograph) of Olmsted County Elections Office, Rochester
Olmsted County Elections Office - 2122 Campus DR SE, Suite 300, RochesterThe Campus Drive elections office, not the downtown Government Center.Illustration, not a photograph of the building.

Voting at the University of Minnesota Rochester was one day only, Monday, October 19.

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Closed right now

Voting reopens at 8 AM today.

Rochester City Hall

201 4th St SE
Rochester, MN 55904

Regular hours

  • Tue, October 27, 8 AM – 7 PM
  • Wed, October 28 – Fri, October 30, 8 AM – 5 PM
  • Sat, October 31 – Sun, November 1, 9 AM – 3 PM
  • Mon, November 2, 8 AM – 5 PM
  • This site opens on these dates only — not every weekday.

Finding it: Conference Room 104, the City Hall side of the Government Center.

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Early voting: any eligible voter may vote in person during the 18 days before the election, no reason needed (Minn. Stat. 203B.081 subd. 1a). It is optional: you give up nothing by voting at your polling place on Tuesday, November 3.

Election Day · Tuesday, November 3

Vote at your own polling place

  • Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Except Dover Township (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.). On Election Day you vote only at your own precinct's polling place, not at the early-voting offices.

  • In line by 8 p.m.? Stay in line

    Everyone in line when the polls close gets to vote. Minn. Stat. 204C.05 subd. 2

  • Not registered, or moved? Register at the polls

    Bring proof of where you live, such as a Minnesota driver's license or ID card with your current address. A registered voter from your precinct can also vouch for you. Minn. Stat. 201.061 subd. 3

  • Sample ballots at the polls

    At least two sample ballots are posted in every polling place all day, and you have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you. Minn. Stat. 204C.08 subd. 1d and 2a

  • Can't easily go inside? Vote from your car

    Two election judges from different parties can bring a ballot out to you and carry it back in. Minn. Stat. 204C.15 subd. 2

Election Day · Tuesday, November 3

Every polling place in Olmsted County

Polling places in Olmsted County are open 7 AM to 8 PM, except Dover Township, which opens at 10 AM. On Election Day you vote at the polling place for your own precinct, not at the early-voting offices. You can register there with proof of where you live.

Not sure of your precinct? Enter your address at the top of this page.

Rochester, Ward 114 precincts ›
Rochester, Ward 213 precincts ›
Rochester, Ward 313 precincts ›
Rochester, Ward 413 precincts ›
Rochester, Ward 514 precincts ›
Rochester, Ward 613 precincts ›
Cities: Byron, Chatfield, Dover, Eyota, Oronoco, Pine Island, Stewartville8 precincts ›
Townships23 precincts ›

Polling places from Olmsted County's elections map, read October 29, and checked against each city's, township's or building's own notice where one exists. The county auditor is the authority on any polling place.

Mailed ballots

Getting your mailed ballot counted

Confirm your mailed ballot has been received and accepted

Getting your ballot counted

From Friday, October 16: your ballot goes straight into the counter

Until then, voting in person before Election Day means your ballot is sealed in an envelope and counted later. From Friday, October 16 through Monday, November 2, it goes directly into the ballot counter, just as it would at your polling place on Election Day. In Olmsted County that is the Elections Office every open day from October 16, the University of Minnesota Rochester on Monday, October 19, and Rochester City Hall from Tuesday, October 27.

Minn. Stat. 203B.081 subd. 1a

Returning a ballot you got by mail

  • By mail: it must arrive by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. A postmark does not count, so mail it well ahead.
  • In person: by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, at:
    • Olmsted County Elections Office — 2122 Campus Dr SE, Suite 300 — at the counter, or in the monitored drop box there
    • Olmsted County Government Center — 151 4th St SE, Rochester — during business hours
  • Not at a polling place. Polling places cannot accept absentee ballots. If you still have yours on Election Day, go to your polling place and vote there in person instead.
Minn. Stat. 203B.08 subd. 1 and 3

Carrying someone else's ballot

A voter may ask someone to deliver their sealed absentee envelope. You may do this for no more than three voters in this election. Take it straight to the election office (the places above) or put it straight in the mail. The same deadlines apply: in person by 5 p.m. on November 3, or arriving by mail by 8 p.m.

Never open it, add to it or hold on to it. Tampering with the envelope, or not delivering it right away, is a crime.

Minn. Stat. 203B.08 subd. 1(b)

Helping someone mark their ballot

A voter who needs help may bring anyone they choose, or ask two election judges from different parties. The only people who may not help are the voter's employer, someone acting for the employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union. There is no limit on how many voters one person may help.

The helper marks the ballot the way the voter says, never suggests a choice, and keeps it private.

Minn. Stat. 204C.15

Vote from your car

If you can't easily leave your vehicle, you can ask to have a ballot brought out to you. Two election judges from different parties bring it to your car and carry it back inside when you're done, and you can register or update your registration the same way. On Election Day this is available at every polling place. In Olmsted County you can also do it at the Elections Office while early voting is open (see the top of this page).

Minn. Stat. 204C.15 subd. 2

Drivers and helpers: leave the campaign in the car

No campaign buttons, shirts, hats or literature, and no talking about candidates or ballot questions, inside a polling place or within 100 feet of the building on Election Day — or within 100 feet of the voting room during early and absentee voting. Rides are for any voter, whoever they vote for.

Minn. Stat. 211B.11

Rules from Minnesota statutes; Olmsted County details from Olmsted County Elections and the City of Rochester, checked October 4, 2026. Find your polling place: pollfinder.sos.mn.gov.

Rides to vote

Tell us who needs a ride

Free rides to the polls or to early voting, from Republican Party of Olmsted County volunteers — for any voter, whoever they vote for.

Or email ride@olmstedgop.org

Questions

Who to ask

Who runs the election here

Luke Turner

Olmsted County election official

Phone: 507-328-7650

Email: elections@olmstedcounty.gov

County elections page: www.olmstedcounty.gov/residents/elections-and-voting

Office: Olmsted County Elections, 2122 Campus Dr SE, Suite 300, Rochester, MN 55904

From the Secretary of State's county election-office directory, read 2026-09-20. The county is the authority on its own election — if what you find here and what they say differ, they are right.

Republican Party of Olmsted County

Questions for the party, or a ride on Election Day: 507-881-VOTE · olmstedgop.org