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Federal and state offices, except for judicial offices, are partisan offices. You must include a political party name when filing for the office. A candidate who has not filed as Independence, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, or Republican must also submit a nominating petition.

If the candidate receives contributions or makes disbursements of more than $750, an initial finance report must be filed within 14 days of receiving or disbursing the $750.

During a year when the candidate’s name is on the ballot at least three finance reports must be filed:

10 days before the Primary
10 days before the General
30 days after the General
Annual reports are required by January 31 of each year following an election until a final financial report is filed.

A Certification of Filing must be filed no later than 7 days after the General Election. The certification states that all required financial reports have been submitted.

M.S. 211B.045 Noncommerical Signs Exemption: In any municipality with an ordinance that regulates the size of noncommercial signs, notwithstanding the provisions of that ordinance, all noncommercial signs of any size may be posted from August 1 in a state general election year until ten days following the state general election. Dakota County has policies governing the placing of signs on rights-of-way and municipalities may have their own ordinances.

A supplementary statement must be filed on April 15th of each year the individual remains in office.

At least 18 years or older;

A citizen of the United States;

A resident of Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the Election Day.

Not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes the person's right to vote

Have his/her felony sentence expired (been completed) or been discharged from his/her sentence

Printing a voter registration application on your personal computer printer and mailing it to the Dakota County Offices is another option.

You can also register to vote when applying for or renewing your drivers license. The information will be forwarded to Dakota County for processing.

Implementation will begin in 2008 for a new process where when eligible voters permanently change their address with the U.S.P.S. their voter registration information will automatically be updated.

Pre-registration closes 20 days prior to an election.

If you have moved since last registering to vote, it is important to update your voter registration information so that you are voting for the candidates who will represent you.

By Mail

To have an absentee ballot application mailed to you, notify the City of Burnsville either by mail, fax, email or phone (952-895-4400). After we receive the completed application, an absentee ballot will be sent to you. Please allow plenty of time to complete the process. All absentee ballots must be received by Election Day.

In Person

Up until the day before the election, you may complete an absentee ballot application, receive your ballot and vote in person at the City of Burnsville City Office or at the two Dakota County locations - Hastings and Apple Valley:

Office Hours:

City of Burnsville and Dakota County Hastings
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Apple Valley Service Center
Monday & Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The hours for working on Election Day are 6 a.m. until votes are counted after the polls close at 8 p.m. Election judges may serve as many hours as needed in the precinct to which they are assigned. All judges must attend a training session before working at the polls on Election Day. If you are interested in serving as an election judge, please contact Elections Coordinator at 952-895-4460.