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People who have just moved to Minnesota might be wondering where and how to vote.

The answer to that first question can be found online.  Plenty of websites - including 

 - will tell you where to vote.  All you need to do is enter your address.

As for just showing up?  Yes, you can.  Minnesota allows voters to register and vote on Election Day.  

So if you're like Karen Billingslea, a 26-year old student who just arrived from Atlanta, you're in luck.

First you need to figure out if you're eligible to vote.  That requires you to answer six questions:

So once you're eligible (as Karen is), you need a way to verify your residence.  You don't need a photo ID to vote in Minnesota, but it would help to have one if you still need to register.

You need one of the following to register:

In Karen's case, she has none of these, but she's not out of luck yet.  Since some people who just arrived in Minnesota haven't had time to get anything official with their new address on it, there's one more way to verify your address:  Have someone vouch for you.

As long as the person vouching for you lives in the same precinct, you can use that person to verify your address and register to vote.  But you both have to sign an oath that verifies the vouching.

Where and how do I vote on Election Day?

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