Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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It's primary day: Polls open across Minnesota
Voters are heading to the polls amid a pandemic that has made this election season unlike any other. The coronavirus outbreak has also helped fuel a surge in absentee and early voting, which means the results of some races may not be immediately known. Officials must count mail-in ballots that trickle in later under safety rules imposed due to the pandemic.
Republican convention to mandate masks, track attendees' movements
Delegates at the scaled-back Republican National Convention later this month in Charlotte, N.C., will have badges equipped with Bluetooth technology so organizers can find out whom people came in contact with if needed.
Absentee and early voting surges for Minnesota primary
According to the Secretary of State’s office, 637,463 absentee ballots had been requested and 423,032 had been returned and accepted as of Monday. That well exceeds the total of 294,797 voters who participated in the 2016 primary.
Minnesota’s primary is Tuesday. Do you know what’s on your ballot?
Tuesday’s primary election will be the first time Minnesotans will vote during the COVID-19 pandemic. MPR News political reporter Brian Bakst joined the show for a preview of the primary and a look ahead to November. Then later in the hour, Minnesota's 2020 Teacher of the Year spoke about the unprecedented school year and MPR’s senior economic contributor Chris Farrell joined the show for an economic update.
Voters get their chance to weigh in Tuesday in Minnesota's primary
An election and another special session are on tap for this week. Tuesday’s primary is Minnesota’s first statewide election during the pandemic. And the Legislature is due back midweek for what should be a quick special session, prompted by the coronavirus.