Election 2020

Election 2020

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

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Don’t let COVID-19 stop your vote. Here’s how to vote by mail in Minnesota
The coronavirus is posing unprecedented challenges for the 2020 election. But most Minnesotans hoping to cast a ballot can do so without going any farther than the closest mailbox.
Challenger Melton-Meaux outraises Rep. Ilhan Omar
As the August primary election approaches, fundraising numbers for the second quarter of the year show the race for Congress in the district that includes Minneapolis shaping up as the most expensive contest of the year.
Four more years? Trump struggles to outline second term plan
With the election less than four months away, President Donald Trump's focus is more on winning than on how he would govern. He's offered no substantive policy proposal, opting instead for heated rhetoric on race, crime and socialism aimed at his most loyal supporters.
Trump signs bill, order rebuking China and slams Biden
President Donald Trump has signed a bill and executive order that he says will hold China accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of Hong Kong. Trump used a speech Tuesday in the Rose Garden to argue that Democratic rival Joe Biden's entire career had been a “gift to the Chinese Communist Party.” 
Signed, sealed, undelivered: Thousands of mail-in ballots rejected for tardiness
An NPR analysis finds that at least 65,000 absentee and mail-in ballots were rejected this year for arriving late. While it's a relatively small number, they could prove crucial in a close election.