Good news! The Minnesota ASL Voters Hotline is back!

Do you have questions about finding your polling station, the voting process, what’s on your ballot, or other voting questions? Call the ASL Voters Hotline at 651-797-7173 (VP) and ask.

Representatives from the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing’s Outreach and Civic Engagement team will be available to answer your questions. All specialists are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing and fluent in American Sign Language (ASL).

If the line is busy, please leave a message and we will respond as soon as possible. Calls received after hours will be returned the next business day.

Full schedule

Starting on Friday, October 16, 2026 through Friday, October 30, the ASL Voters Hotline will be open during business hours, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

There will be extended hours, on Monday, November 2nd, Tuesday, November 3 (Election Day), and Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.

ASL Voting Hotline Number: 651-797-7173 (VideoPhone)

The hotline is also open to voters who are hard of hearing or have hearing loss and prefer to connect by voice, amplified, or captioned phone.

Other ways to ask questions

DeafBlind Voter's Drop In

We are making arrangements for an in-person drop in session for DeafBlind community members. Contact jessalyn.akerman-frank@state.mn.us if you would like to be notified about the drop in session. 

Facebook Messenger and Instagram Messenger 

Send your questions by sending a private message to the Commission's Facebook or Instagram account during business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm). Handle is @MNCommission. 

Email

Prefer to discuss through email? Contact jessalyn.akerman-frank@state.mn.us and Jessalyn or a specialist will respond to you.

Minnesota Secretary of State's General Voter's Hotline

Text: 651-217-3862 with direct text back

Call: 1-877-600-VOTE (8683)

Workshops

Any community organization or individual can request a voting 101 workshop from the Commission's civic engagement team! Contact jessalyn.akerman-frank@state.mn.us to schedule a workshop.