Get involved

There are several ways for you to get involved with elections in St. Louis Park. Here are a few options:

• Become an election worker or trainee election worker (people who are 16 or 17 years old)

• Talk with a friend or neighbor about voting (use this guide!)

• Hold an event in your neighborhood

• Hold a voter registration drive

• Help a voter witness a vote by mail ballot

• Help us spread the word by sharing an elections related social media post from an official government source (follow @stlouispark on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)

• Educate neighbors on upcoming election dates or rules

• Invite the elections team to speak with or visit your group

Candidates are placed on a ballot in St. Louis Park after they file for office.

Candidate filing for city offices will will open Aug. 1 and close at 5 p.m. Aug. 15, 2023. You may file at the city clerk’s office, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd.

The city clerk’s office is open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

To file for the office of council member, you must:

• Complete an affidavit of candidacy

• Pay the $20 filing fee

• File a nominating petition signed by at least 50 registered voters qualified to vote for the office and who have not signed another petition for a different candidate for that same office

To file for the office of school board office, you must:

• Complete an affidavit of candidacy

• Pay the $2 filing fee

All of these requirements must be completed during the filing period.