Change your name in Minnesota
The exact steps, documents, and official Minnesota links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS)License update fee
$26 (duplicate/replacement fee, all license classes)
Marriage certificate
Minnesota Dept. of Health, Office of Vital Records (marriage/divorce records themselves are actually maintained at the county level, not by MDH)Voter deadline
Online registration/update deadline is 11:59 p.m., 21 days before Election Day; paper registration deadline is 5 p.m., 21 days before Election Day. After that, voters can still register/update in person at their polling place or at an early voting/absentee location up through Election Day (same-day registration is allowed in Minnesota).
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Minnesota government sites. How we verify
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