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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Public contact: Hennepin County Elections, 612-348-5151 or hc.vote@hennepin.us
Media contact: Carolyn Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969
Each week, Hennepin County will provide the latest stats on absentee voting progress and pre-registered voters for the 2018 Minnesota general election. Absentee voting in Minnesota began Friday, September 21.
Absentee voting
As of Monday, October 22, at 8 a.m. in Hennepin County:
Ballots issued
- Total ballots issued (mail and in-person absentee voting) – 102,200
- Ballots issued since Monday, October 15 – 22,100
Ballots received and accepted
- Total ballots received and accepted (mail and in-person absentee voting) – 52,000
- Ballots received and accepted since Monday, October 15 – 20,700
For comparison, 15 days before the 2016 general election, 101,700 absentee ballots were issued and 60,400 were received and accepted in Hennepin County.
Hennepin County cities with the highest numbers of absentee voters:
- Minneapolis: 12,180
- Plymouth: 4,590
- Bloomington: 4,485
- Minnetonka: 4,085
- Edina: 3,975
Pre-registered voters
Hennepin County has more than 766,000 pre-registered voters for the Minnesota general election. Voters can register at their polling place on Election Day, November 6.
Voters also can look up their polling place, sample ballot, voter registration status, and absentee ballot status at mnvotes.org.
For more information about elections and voting in Hennepin County, visit hennnepin.us/elections.
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