ELECTIONS

Minnesota Primary Winner Is…The Electronic Poll Book

Something was different when Hennepin County voters cast their primary ballots Tuesday. Things were faster. Not just because it was a primary with light turnout, but because the voter check-in…
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Election Day Voting Just Got Faster In Hennepin County

Expect lines to be shorter for the August 9 primary and November 8 general elections in the parts of Hennepin County that are using new iPad-based electronic poll books
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How To Engage A Huge Voting Bloc: 64-Million Low-Wage Workers

Can the energy of the "Fight for $15" battle be tapped for the November elections?
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CD2 Voters To Get One More Look At GOP Congressional Candidates Before Aug 9 Primary

Four Republican candidates running in the primary for Minnesota's only open congressional seat have been invited to debate less than a week before voters go to the polls.
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MN Counties, Cities Brace For Voter Photo ID Cost

Expect property tax increases if voter photo ID is approved say Minnesota county and cities. Provisional ballots will require an extra voting system.
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Students Oppose MN Voter Photo ID “Poll Tax”

Natalie Cook of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group explains why students oppose a constitutional amendment that would require a government issued photo ID to vote. She says it amounts…
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GOP Candidates Ignore Americans with Mental Disabilities

Rick Westendorf, an Iowan with a mental disability, said that the Republican candidates have not addressed the rights of Americans with mental disabilities.
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MN GOP Faces Campaign Finance Board Investigation

Minnesota Republicans have publicly owned up to some of their financial mistakes and that could mean more than a million dollars in fines if an investigation from the state Campaign…
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Kloppenburg Picks Up Votes, But Prosser Still Ahead In WI Supreme Court Recount

By: Michael McIntee, UpTake Journalist With a little more than one-quarter of the votes recounted, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg has picked up 105 votes that were missed on…

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MN Gubernatorial candidates debate education policy -Video Replay

Gubernatorial candidates Mark Dayton, Rob Hahn, Matt Entenza, and Tom Horner spoke today at a forum on education, hosted by Growth & Justice. The first hour of the forum is…

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