Election Administration
Example Materials & Forms
Grants
Example Ballots
The Office of the Secretary of State provides example ballots to election administrators every year by May 1. These example ballots illustrate the format that the official ballots used in elections must follow. Most required formatting is specified in Minnesota Rules 8250.1810, but other laws are specified in the examples or notes when necessary.
2025
- City General Election Example Ballot
- City Primary Example Ballot
- City Special Question Only Example Ballot
- City and School District General Election Example Ballot
- City and School District Primary Example Ballot
- County Commissioner Special Election Example Ballot
- County Commissioner Special Primary Example Ballot
- March Township Example Ballot (Optical Scan)
- March Township Example Ballot (Hand Count)
- November Township Example Ballot (Optical Scan)
- November Township Example Ballot (Hand Count)
- Township Special Question Only Example Ballot
- November Township and School District General Election Example Ballot
- School District General Election Example Ballot
- School District Primary Example Ballot
- School District Special Question Only Example Ballot
2024
- Primary, General, and Judicial Example Ballots
- Primary Example Ballot Explanatory Notes
- General Election Example Ballot Explanatory Notes
- Judicial Example Ballot Explanatory Notes
Presidential Nomination Primary Example Ballots
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Example Ballot
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor Example Ballot Explanatory Notes
- Legal Marijuana Now Example Ballot
- Legal Marijuana Now Example Ballot Explanatory Notes
- Republican Example Ballot
- Republican Example Ballot Explanatory Notes
2023
- City General Election Example Ballot
- City Primary Example Ballot
- City Special Question Only Example Ballot
- City and School District General Election Example Ballot
- City and School District Primary Example Ballot
- County Commissioner Special Election Example Ballot
- County Commissioner Special Primary Example Ballot
- March Township Example Ballot (Optical Scan)
- March Township Example Ballot (Hand Count)
- November Township Example Ballot (Optical Scan)
- November Township Example Ballot (Hand Count)
- Township Special Question Only Example Ballot
- November Township and School District General Election Example Ballot
- School District General Election Example Ballot
- School District Primary Example Ballot
- School District Special Question Only Example Ballot