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To minimize direct contact with others due to COVID-19, all Minnesota voters are encouraged to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 General Election. Election Day is right around the corner, and early voting is currently underway.
Common Mistakes - vote by mail
Mailed-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, but the ballots will still be accepted up until a week later.
The second most common mistake is that the voter’s signature and voter ID number don’t match. The voter ID number is either a person’s driver’s license/ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Along with a signature, it’s required for the ballot to be counted.
Vote by mail
Vote early in Bloomington
Vote early in Eden Prairie
Vote early in Richfield
 Hennepin County collaborates with communities to provide COVID-19 community testing events in areas with outbreaks, increasing cases, and barriers to testing like insurance and transportation.
Testing is free and open to everyone. No insurance, registration, or citizenship required.
If you have symptoms, or if you have no symptoms but think you've been exposed, you should get tested.
Learn more at hennepin.us/testing
Upcoming events:
Thursday, October 8
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Masjid An-Nur Mosque, 1729 Lyndale Ave N., Minneapolis, MN 55411
- This is a walk-up and drive-up event
- Registration forms will be completed at the event prior to testing
- Somali and Spanish interpreters will be available at this event
Saturday, October 10
Thursday, October 15
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Masjid An-Nur Mosque, 1729 Lyndale Ave N., Minneapolis, MN 55411
- This is a walk-up and drive-up event
- Registration forms will be completed at the event prior to testing
- Somali and Spanish interpreters will be available at this event
 Thursday, October 8
7:30PM
Zoom Meeting Link will be sent after registering here.
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota invites you to the launch of a series of conversations with writers across genres, discussing the experience of migration, leaving one's home, and building a new one.
Jia Lynn Yang, New York Times Deputy National Editor, wrote One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965 "to fuse my family's history to the history of the country that found a place for us."
On September 24, the county board received an update on progress towards developing the county’s climate action plan, The plan will include initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strategies to adapt to the changing climate in ways that reduce vulnerabilities and ensure a more equitable and resilient Hennepin County. Staff recommended seven climate strategies that will serve as a solid foundation for the county to advance a coordinated response to climate change. See the presentation (PDF) for details.
Staff will now shift efforts to conducting community engagement, which involves outreach to community groups, businesses, and foundations. Residents can also expect online options to engage on our goals and strategies for climate action this fall and early winter. Staff aim to share a draft of the Climate Action Plan with the board by the end of 2020. Board adoption of the plan, which would include a formal public comment process, would occur in 2021.
Sign up to receive email updates on the development of the county’s climate action plan and learn more at hennepin.us/climateaction.
Minnesota is lagging behind almost all other states in the number of people who have been contacted by a census taker to complete the form.
Each person counted for the census equals an extra $28,000 in state and federal spending per person over the next decade! If you don't get counted, our entire community misses out on vital support.
Support better funding for education, healthcare, and housing in Hennepin County by getting counted today:
- Online: gov
- Toll-free: 1-844-330-2020.
- Text questions to 662020.
While Hennepin County Library Services continue to be limited, Grab-And-Go service has been expanded at many locations, including District 5.
Services include:
- Retrieving of holds
- Limited browsing of materials
- Checking out items
- Quick reference support
- Returning of library materials
- Computer use (appointments are recommended)
Read more about the services available in our libraries.
October 10 at 1pm
$16 for tickets
Historian Jacqui deVries will lead a 2-mile tour of women's suffrage sites in downtown Minneapolis. Walk in the footsteps of local activists and reformers of a century ago. You will see glimpses of their world, their challenges, and their values. You will also explore how the suffrage movement fell short in the quest for inclusion.
This in-person walking tour is limited to 10 participants plus 2 hosts. Masks are required for everyone except the presenter. We ask participants to maintain 6 feet of distance between households.
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Skip the traffic jams and sign up for updates on the projects impacting your commute.
You can visit the Hennepin County website for updates on road maintenance projects and all other road construction.
Housing crises, energy assistance, child protection, emergency situations; we are here to advocate for you when it comes to navigating local and county services, and we want to help. Please call our office at 612-348-7885 with any questions or for assistance.
Commissioner Debbie Goettel
Hennepin County District 5
Bloomington | Eden Prairie | Richfield
612-348-7885 | debbie.goettel@hennepin.us
Casey Meinhardt
Principal Aide
612-596-7078 | casey.meinhardt@hennepin.us
Michael Ohama
Policy Director
612-348-7885 | michael.ohama@hennepin.us
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