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July 25, 2008

Voter Resources

Where to Vote in Senate District 44
Who Can Vote
How to Register to Vote before Tuesday, October 17, 2006
How to Register to Vote on Election Day
How to Vote Absentee before Election Day

Where to Vote in Senate District 44

Golden Valley

There are 5 Golden Valley precincts in District 44: 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (listed below).
Find out their areas by downloading this map [324KB PDF].

3 44B Meadowbrook School 5430 Glenwood Avenue
5 44B SE Fire Station 400 Turners Crossroad South
6 44B Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road
7 44B Emmaus Baptist Church 8025 Medicine Lake Road
8 44B Brookview Community Center 200 Brookview Parkway

Hopkins

There are 7 Hopkins precincts (listed below).
Find out their areas on this map.

1 44A Zion Lutheran Church 241 5th Ave N
2 44A Living Waters Christian Church 1002 2nd St NE
3 44A Hopkins City Hall 1010 1st St S
4 44A Hopkins Activity Center 33 14th Ave N
5 44A Alice Smith Elementary School 801 Minnetonka Mills Rd
6 44A Katherine Curren Elementary School 1600 Mainstreet
7 44A Hopkins Fire Station 101 17th Ave S

St. Louis Park

There are 17 precincts grouped in 4 wards (listed below).
Find out their areas by downloading this map [36K PDF].

W1,P1 44B Benilde/St. Margaret’s High School 2501 S Highway 100
W1,P2 44B Peter Hobart Primary Center 6500 W. 26th St.
W1,P3 44B Groves Academy 3200 S Highway 100
W1,P4 44A Groves Academy 3200 S Highway 100
W1,P5 44B St. Louis Park City Hall 5005 Minnetonka Blvd
W2,P6 44A St. Louis Park City Hall 5005 Minnetonka Blvd
W2,P7 44A St. Louis Park Recreation Center 3700 Monterey Drive
W2,P8 44A Susan Lindgren Intermediate Center 4801 W. 41st St
W2,P9 44A Aldersgate Methodist Church 3801 Wooddale Ave S
W3,P10 44A Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 8115 Highway 7
W3,P11 44A St. Louis Park Senior High School 6425 W. 33rd St
W3,P12 44A Lenox Community Center 6715 Minnetonka Blvd
W3,P13 44B Aquila Primary Center 8500 W 31st St
W4,P14 44B Westwood Lutheran Church 9001 Cedar Lake Rd
W4,P15 44B Peace Presbyterian Church 7624 Cedar Lake Rd
W4,P16 44B St. Louis Park Junior High School 2025 Texas Ave S
W4,P17 44B Eliot Community Center 6800 Cedar Lake Rd

Who Can Vote

You can vote if you are: 18 or older and a US citizen and a Minnesota resident for at least 20 days before the election.

Minnesota law allows you to take 2 hours off work before noon without loss of pay to vote on election day. Polling places open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. (If you are in line at 8 p.m., you must be allowed to vote.)

Before you can vote, you need to be on the official list of voters. This is called being "registered." You must register if you are newly eligible to vote, moved, changed your name or haven't voted in the last four years. If you're registered and move within your precinct, you can simply do an address change at the polling place.

How to Register to Vote before Tuesday, October 17, 2006

You must fill out a Minnesota Voter Registration Card. Pick one up at any government center or city hall. Or download one here. You must return it within 10 days of signing and dating it to:

Secretary of State
60 Empire Drive, Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55103

If it arrives after October 17th you will be sent a card certifying an Late Voter Registration which you can then use to register at the polling place on election day.

How to Register to Vote on Election Day

If you missed registering before October 17, 2006, you can still register on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7 at the polling place in your precinct. You will need proof of your identity and the address where you are living on Election Day.

Use one of these for proof:

  • A current Minnesota Driver License, learner permit or identification card (or receipt for a new one) with your address. - or -
  • Tribal photo ID card.
  • One of the above with a former address and a utility bill (see Note below). - or -
  • A U.S. passport or military photo ID card and a utility bill (see Note below). - or -
  • A "Notice of Late Registration" card mailed to you by the your city's Elections Office (if you turned in a registration card late). - or -
  • Someone who is registered in the precinct where you live can come with you to the election polling place to vouch for you that you live in the precinct. - or -
  • If you are a student, you can use...
    Student photo ID, registration or fee statement with your current address.
    Student photo ID with utility bill (the utility bill must have your name, current address and be due within 30 days of the election. Utility bills are for electricity, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, or cable TV).
    Student photo ID if you are on a student housing list on file at the election polling place. If you are a college student, you may also use your college student identification card with your name and photo if your college has provided a list of students to the county.
    Someone who is registered in the precinct where you live who will vouch for your residence

* Note: The utility bill must have your name, current address, and be due within 30 days of the election. Utility bills may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, or cable TV

How to Vote Absentee before Election Day

If you are out of town or unable to go to the election polling place in your precinct on election day, you may vote absentee. You must request or use an Absentee Ballot in advance of the election from the Golden Valley, St. Louis Park or Hopkins City Halls.