New early in-person voting launches across Minnesota
Minnesota launched a new in-person early voting option Friday, opening sites across the state where voters fill out a short certificate and feed ballots directly into tabulators.[1]
St. Louis Park saw about 400 in-person early voters on the first day, far above the roughly 100 per day under the former in-person absentee system.[1] The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office reported more than 200,000 ballots had already been cast statewide as of Friday morning.[1]
A recent state law requires every county to offer at least one site that uses the new short-certificate and tabulator process, changing how in-person absentee voting was handled before.[1]
Local election administrators will track turnout and adjust staffing and equipment as the early period continues, and early local numbers suggest the new option could significantly shift how Minnesotans cast ballots before Election Day.
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- Friday marked the first day of Minnesota’s new in-person early voting option under a recent state law.
- The law requires every county to offer at least one site where early voters fill out a short certificate and feed ballots directly into a tabulator, unlike prior in-person absentee procedures.
- St. Louis Park saw about 400 in-person early voters on day one, versus roughly 100 per day under the former in-person absentee system.
- The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office reported more than 200,000 ballots already cast statewide as of Friday morning.
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