More Boards Go Up At Twin Cities Area Businesses As Election Day Arrives
Minneapolis Police say they will continue to plan for the worst and hope for the best when it comes to security, post election.
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Minneapolis Police say they will continue to plan for the worst and hope for the best when it comes to security, post election.
A requirement that Minnesota voters wear masks at the polls to help stop the spread of the coronavirus will remain in place on Election Day, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to block the mandate while a lawsuit is being appealed.
Wisconsin braced Monday for an Election Day unlike any other, with record numbers of votes recorded before polls opened on Tuesday and President Donald Trump planning one last campaign stop as he tries to duplicate his 2016 victory.
Last week's ruling by the 8th District Circuit Court means that absentee ballots must be returned by 3 p.m. on election day, or voters can vote in person until 8 p.m. when the polls close.
Democrats are looking to flip the Senate and earn the coveted trifecta: control of both chambers and the governor's office.
The video had more than 900,000 views on Twitter on Sunday and was spreading quickly the weekend before the U.S. presidential election.
A surge in coronavirus cases across the country, including in key presidential battleground states, is creating mounting health and logistical concerns for voters, poll workers and political parties ahead of Election Day.
Voters left the polls in Burnsville Saturday afternoon saying they felt satisfied, almost as though a weight had been lifted from their shoulders.
National on-time delivery has been at 93% or higher, said the statement from Ferguson, who leads a coalition of 14 states that filed a lawsuit.
A website that Minnesotans can use to track their absentee ballots went down for more than an hour Saturday morning, along with other parts of the state's online voter registration system, with just three days to go until the Nov. 3 election.
Friday afternoon, held a socially distanced drive-in car rally for invited supporters. His visit was added to his schedule just yesterday as polls show a tightening race.
Gov. Tim Walz and Secretary of State Steve Simon recommend voting in person early or on Election Day, or dropping off mail-in ballots in person.
"Just because he's a goomba and a rich guy doesn't mean that he doesn't have the heart and soul of an American," Tom Blondelle said.
The passing of the largest bonding bill in Minnesota history includes money for affordable housing.
Following a federal appeals court ruling that Minnesota cannot extend the deadline for accepting mail-in ballots, Minnesota's secretary of state says it's already too late for voters to mail in their ballots in time for next week's election.
