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Early voters get jump on election
By Lori Sorenson
October 30, 2024
Minnesota has ranked No. 1 for general election voter turnout across the country since 2008 according to the Minnesota Secretary of State. In the 2020 presidential election, Minnesota’s average voter turnout was 81.56 percent, compared to the country’s average of 76.8 percent. Among Minnesota counties, Rock County voters often lead the way with over 93 percent voter turnout in 2020, 2016 and…
Early voting started Sept. 20
September 25, 2024
Voting for the Nov. 5 general election began in Minnesota on Sept. 20. To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older by Election Day, a U.S. citizen, a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not under a court order that revokes your right to vote. The 2024 general election is the first presidential election since the passage…
Early voting for Luverne primary starts June 28
By Lori Sorenson
June 26, 2024
Early voting for the Aug. 13 primary election is from June 28-Aug. 12. On Luverne primary ballots are three-way contests for Luverne mayor and North Ward Luverne City Council. Pat Baustian will face two challengers in his bid for re-election as Luverne mayor after Isaac DeBoer and Willy Baker also filed for election to the office of mayor. Dan Nath will also face two challengers for his North…
Have questions about mail ballots and voting security?
September 15, 2020
Who knew the postal service and mail ballots would be politicized? Who knew we would distrust mail service to deliver our ballot, yet trust it to deliver our tax refunds? Who knew that same mail ballot voting that military members have used for decades would be discouraged for average citizens seeking safety from pandemic exposure at the polling station? Who knew? These are the times we live in…

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