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Election 2024

Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts

Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts

As voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania start receiving mail ballots, multiple legal fights over how the ballots of mail-in voters should be counted are still playing out in the courts.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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St. Olaf College wins award for highest student voter turnout in Minnesota — and the U.S.

St. Olaf College wins award for highest student voter turnout in Minnesota — and the U.S.

St. Olaf College had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation, with 67 percent of eligible students voting in the 2022 midterm elections, according to recently released data.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Politics Friday: Poll shows Harris with narrow Minnesota lead, but what else can we glean from it?

Politics Friday: Poll shows Harris with narrow Minnesota lead, but what else can we glean from it?

With new candidates on the Democratic ticket and former president Donald Trump atop the Republican ticket for a third time, a new Minnesota poll shows Kamala Harris with an edge. Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota journalists about the poll results.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez, Ellie Roth and Alanna Elder

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On ballot herself, Klobuchar devotes campaign time and resources to lifting other DFLers

On ballot herself, Klobuchar devotes campaign time and resources to lifting other DFLers

Minnesota Democrats are banking on Sen. Amy Klobuchar to boost their ticket around the state even though she hasn’t had to expend significant effort in her own campaign for another term.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Ensuring secure elections and engaging voters of all ages

Ensuring secure elections and engaging voters of all ages

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how election officials ensure your vote is secure and accurately counted. And they talk about what they do to engage voters of all ages.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on ballot misprints in Zumbro Falls, Faribault County

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on ballot misprints in Zumbro Falls, Faribault County

Some voters in Zumbro Falls, a town of 155 people in southeastern Minnesota, received the wrong ballots in the mail ahead of the November election. The error comes just days after the Minnesota Secretary of State's office announced a ballot misprint in Faribault County.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Harris heads to Pittsburgh (again) to make a manufacturing pitch to voters

Harris heads to Pittsburgh (again) to make a manufacturing pitch to voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to win over undecided voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. Former President Donald Trump also talked about manufacturing policy on Tuesday in Georgia.
by Alejandra Marquez Janse

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Minnesota Poll: Broad confidence of accurate vote count, but deep split over absentee voting

Minnesota Poll: Broad confidence of accurate vote count, but deep split over absentee voting

Nearly eight in 10 Minnesotans surveyed for a new MPR News, KARE 11 and Minnesota Star Tribune poll have high to moderate confidence of an accurate vote count in the November election. They’re more split over the safeguards around absentee and mail-in voting.
by Clay Masters

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