Students vote early at University of Minnesota pop-up polling place following law change

A crush of students and Minneapolis residents visited a pop-up voting site at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus on Tuesday.

This year marks the first time Minnesota college students will get to vote early on campus following a law passed in 2023 by the state Legislature that allows for on-campus, pop-up early voting sites. Traditionally, students would have to visit an off-campus polling place to cast their ballot.

“It sends a message to young people and to first-time voters that we don’t want to make the system an obstacle course,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, who stopped by the pop-up voting site Tuesday morning. “We’re willing to engage in voting procedures that mirror your hectic life and give you an opportunity to vote in the way that best makes sense for you.”

The early voting pop-up site was organized by the Row the Vote campaign, a nonpartisan effort led by the Undergraduate Student Government. Organizers have spent the past few months visiting over 1,000 classrooms, registering students and educating peers on how to vote.




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