{"id":450,"date":"2020-08-12T16:20:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T21:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:20:43","slug":"checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote at the Polls on Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center h3\" id=\"review-and-be-ready-all-the-information-listed-is-based-on-st-olaf-residence-for-information-on-how-to-vote-in-your-home-state-visit-vote-org-or-our-voter-registration-guide\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Review and be ready! All the information listed is based on St. Olaf residence. For information on how to vote in your home state, visit vote.org or our voter registration guide.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content stagger-media-contained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/checklist\/pexels-element-digital-1550339\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/08\/pexels-element-digital-1550339.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-element-digital-1550339\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/08\/pexels-element-digital-1550339-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/08\/pexels-element-digital-1550339-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"I Voted stickers strewn across a table\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Check Your Registration &#8211; <\/b><b><i>2 minutes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can skip this step if you know you aren\u2019t registered. Remember, you need to re-register if you moved dorms since the last time you registered!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your information and use \u201c55057\u201d as the zip code<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you live in a dorm, use \u201c0\u201d (zero) as the house number and select your dorm from the drop down menu as your street address.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">If you live off-campus, enter your off-campus address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us\/VoterStatus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check your registration here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/faculty-resources\/vote\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/05\/VOTE.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,718\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VOTE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/05\/VOTE.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-431\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/05\/VOTE-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Two female young adults stand in front of &quot;Register to Vote here&quot; poster with smiles and thumbs up\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Not yet registered? No problem!- 1<\/b><b><i> minute<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need on Election Day to register on-campus is <strong>any photo ID <\/strong>(including your St. Olaf ID)&#8211;so bring it with. The poll worker will check this against the college&#8217;s housing list, and that&#8217;s it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you live off-campus, review the list of acceptable proofs of identity and residency you will need in order to register on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mn.gov\/elections-voting\/register-to-vote\/register-on-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check documentation needed to register here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/checklist\/voting091019\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/11\/voting091019.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"990,556\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"voting091019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/11\/voting091019.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-557\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/files\/2020\/11\/voting091019-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Line of 4 voting booths at a poll\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Vote in-person at the Pause, Buntrock Commons &#8211; ?<\/b><b><i>\u00a0minutes<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Voting in-person on Election Day is easy! Just get in line in the Pause and get ready to exercise your civic rights. Don&#8217;t forget: your ballot is private. You may vote in one race or all races&#8211;it&#8217;s up to you! Don&#8217;t forget&#8211;there&#8217;s often races on the back of your ballot, too.<\/p>\n<p><em>How long will it take?\u00a0<\/em>This can vary depending upon whether you&#8217;re pre-registered and what time of day you arrive. <em><strong>Be prepared to wait in line!<\/strong> <\/em>And remember: if you are in line by 8 pm on Election Day, you will still be able to cast your ballot.<\/p>\n<p><em>What if I requested an absentee ballot but haven&#8217;t mailed it in? Can I still vote at the polls?\u00a0<\/em><strong>YES!<\/strong> Don&#8217;t bring your absentee ballot with you. Poll workers will issue you a new one at the polls.<\/p>\n<p><em>Live off campus? <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us\/\"> Check your polling location here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3848,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-450","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}