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SheltieLover

(59,602 posts)
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 12:04 PM Sep 2022

What you need to know to vote in Minnesota's November election

https://m.startribune.com/what-you-need-to-know-to-vote-in-minnesota-november-election-early-guide/600208887/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n

Early voting kicks off Friday, but casting your ballot absentee is different from doing so on Election Day.

Under state law, voters can cast their ballot by mail or in person up to 46 days before an election. Absentee balloting exploded in the 2020 election because of concerns about long lines at the polls and the spread of COVID-19.

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What you need to know to vote in Minnesota's November election (Original Post) SheltieLover Sep 2022 OP
I think one needs a witness signature or notary in order to vote by mail, progree Sep 2022 #1
Not sure. I'm not in MN, sadly. Lol SheltieLover Sep 2022 #2
I read the article - it's consistent with everything I've read so far, so I think its accurate progree Sep 2022 #3
Ty! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #4
You need a witness now iemanja Sep 2022 #5
Thx for sharing SheltieLover Sep 2022 #6

progree

(11,463 posts)
1. I think one needs a witness signature or notary in order to vote by mail,
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 01:23 PM
Sep 2022

but early voting in person, one doesn't. And certainly not on election day at the polls.

SheltieLover

(59,602 posts)
2. Not sure. I'm not in MN, sadly. Lol
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 01:50 PM
Sep 2022

If this is not accurate, please let me know & I'll delete!

Laws can be so weird though. For example, in red hellhole TN, I qualify for absentee ballot, but there is NO WAY, NOWHERE to turn it in in person. Must be sent by USPS.

That put an end to my idea of voting absentee. (You'd have to live here to comprehend how screwed up USPS was, even before DeJoyless removing5 high-speed sorting machines a year ago.)

progree

(11,463 posts)
3. I read the article - it's consistent with everything I've read so far, so I think its accurate
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 02:11 PM
Sep 2022

though I'm not an elections expert.

On the witness signature thing, from the Star Tribune article:

I received my ballot in the mail. Now what?

You can vote now, but there are a few extra steps when voting by mail. You'll need a registered Minnesota voter or a notary to act as a witness as you complete your ballot. That person must then sign a signature envelope included with your absentee ballot and list the witness' address. Notaries need to write down their name and title and sign the signature envelope.


Just pointing that out because that witness signature crap was not required in 2020 -- they temporarily waived it because of Covid. But its b a a a c k.

On *not* needing those signatures when early voting in person -- the Star Tribune article doesn't clearly say that, but I did find explicit statements to that effect when I was getting ready to vote in the August primary.

Thanks much for posting the article

Oh, I just noticed, that Star Tribune article is not paywalled. "This article has Unlimited Access."

SheltieLover

(59,602 posts)
4. Ty!
Thu Sep 22, 2022, 02:48 PM
Sep 2022

I love MN. Superb food there! Very nice people.

Most food here is heartburn producing. Deep fried everything. Yuk

Bread that all tastes like gummy biscuits. Sickening.

Thx again!

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