Albert Lea polls busy with voters

Published 4:08 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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After a long election season, Election Day has finally arrived.

Freeborn County Auditor-Treasurer Kelly Hendrickson said during the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners meeting that the polls had been busy so far in the morning with lines in the rain even reported at some polling locations.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. and remain open at most locations through 8 p.m.

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The Minnesota Secretary of State said as of 9 a.m. local election officials had accepted 1,271,636 absentee and mail ballots for the election. Local election officials distributed 1,441,898 absentee and mail ballots in Minnesota since voting began on Sept. 20.

About 128,000 ballots have not yet been returned. All ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. Voters are encouraged to return their ballots in-person to their local election office as soon as possible to ensure their vote is counted. Voters can also choose to vote at their local polling place instead of returning their absentee ballot. Minnesotans can track their ballot at mnvotes.gov/track.