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Election Information
You must be Registered to Vote. If you are not registered to vote yet, you are able to register at the polls on election day or in person if you are voting by absentee ballot.
Prepare to Vote
Voting in elections is your opportunity to be heard, hold elected officials accountable and have a say in important issues that affect your community. Prepare to vote so you can take part in our democracy.
What is on the Ballot for the Primary and General Elections?
The Primary Election:
There may be two kinds of offices on your primary ballot: partisan offices and nonpartisan offices.
Partisan offices
Partisan offices will list a political party next to a candidate’s name on the ballot. All state and federal offices—such as U.S. representative or Minnesota senator—are partisan offices.
Partisan candidates will be listed in two columns on the front side of the primary ballot. One column will list the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidates. The other column will list the Republican Party candidates.
You can only vote for candidates from one political party. If you vote for candidates from both political parties, your votes will not count. You decide which one of the two parties you will vote for—Minnesota does not have political party registration.
Nonpartisan offices
Nonpartisan offices will not list a political party next to a candidate’s name on the ballot. For example, county, city, township and school board offices are nonpartisan.
Nonpartisan offices will be listed on the back side of the primary ballot. You can vote for any candidate. The candidates who get the most votes will be on the November general election ballot.
The date of the Public Accuracy Testing will be posted later and will occur at the Ramsey County Election Offices located at 90 West Plato Blvd, St. Paul.
The General Election:
All Minnesota voters will have these races on their ballot:
- U.S. President
- U.S. Senator
- U.S. Representative
- State Senator
- State Representative
- Judicial Seats
Voters may have one or more of these races on their ballot:
- County Officials
- City Officers
- School Board Members
- Township Officers
- Local ballot questions
Information is posting approximately 45 days before an election.
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Township Administrative Offices
Phone: 651-747-2750
Key Election Dates
Presidential Primary:
* Presidential Primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2020
* Polls open 7am - 8pm
* Voting in person begins January 17, 2020 & runs until February 25, 2020 at these locations:
- Ramsey County Elections Office - 8 - 4:30
- New Brighton Community Center - 10 - 4
- Ramsey County Library - Roseville - 10 - 4
You can register to vote on line or on election day at the polls.
View Presidential Primary results here.
State Primary:
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State Primary is Tuesday, August 11, 2020* Polls open 7am - 8 pm
* Voting in person begins June 26, 2020 & runs until August 10, 2020. at all County wide polling locations.
Pre-registration deadline is July 21, 2020.
Presidential Election:
* Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 3
* Polls open 7am- 8pm
* Voting in person begins Sept 18 at Ramsey County Offices:
- Weekdays Sept. 18 - Oct. 30 - 10 - 4
- Saturday Oct. 31 - 10 - 3
- Monday, Nov. 2 - 10-5
- Ramsey County Elections Office - 8 - 4:30
- New Brighton Community Center - 10 - 4
- Ramsey County Library - Roseville - 10 - 4
Additional locations & times will open Oct. 27 when finalized.
* Pre-registration deadline is
October 13. You can
however register on Election Day at the polls.