- Voting in the presidential primary.
- Summer camp registration.
- Transform government systems.
- New open data portal stories.
- Toni Carter elected board chair.
- Youth Works! program launches.
- Upcoming events.
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 Voting is currently underway for the March 3 presidential primary. You can vote in person or by mail. If you are not currently registered to vote, you can request an absentee ballot - a registration form will be provided with your ballot.
In-person voting is available at three locations including the Ramsey County Elections Office near downtown Saint Paul now through March 2. Early voting will be available at six additional locations from Feb. 25 to March 2.
View frequently asked questions about the presidential primary
Registration opens Tuesday, Feb. 4 for all summer day camp programs at Tamarack Nature Center.
Camps are available to children ages 3-14. Camps run Monday-Thursday and are offered weekly from June 15 to Aug. 17.
Backyard Bunch single-day camps are available to children ages 3-5 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
View camp details and register online
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 Join us at one of two community meetings to share your ideas on how to transform Ramsey County services. Help inform, redesign and make county services more responsive to reflect community needs in areas like child welfare, corrections, human services, parks and recreation, public health, employment and law enforcement.
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m.
Central High School
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2-4 p.m.
Harding High School
Learn more about the meetings and Transforming Systems Together
Open Ramsey County is an online portal that provides public access to county data. Several stories and data sets have recently been added or updated, including:
There are more than 150 datasets and resources on Open Ramsey County that can be accessed and analyzed - for free - by citizens, businesses, developers and community organizations.
Sign up to receive a quarterly update on new open data sets
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The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Toni Carter as Chair of the Board for 2020. Commissioner Carter has represented District 4 since 2005.
Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire, who represents District 2, was elected to serve as vice chair.
Commissioner Rafael Ortega (District 5) was elected to continue serving as chair of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority. Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo (District 3) was elected to serve as chair of the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
View the meeting video
 Back: Trista MatasCastillo (District 3), Jim McDonough (District 6), Nicole Joy Frethem (District 1), Rafael E. Ortega (District 5). Front: Mary Jo McGuire (District 2), Toni Carter (District 4, Board Chair), Victoria Reinhardt (District 7).
Youth Works! has launched in Ramsey County. This new initiative brings together employers, schools, workforce development and employment professionals, elected officials and educators to raise awareness and open doors of opportunity for youth to learn, earn and lead in their communities.
Learn more about Youth Works!
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