Looking back at the first time a woman voted
Voting has a long, proud tradition in the state, which is something the Dakota County Historical Society values. It's preserved a ballot box that was used in local elections in the early 1900s.
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Voting has a long, proud tradition in the state, which is something the Dakota County Historical Society values. It's preserved a ballot box that was used in local elections in the early 1900s.
Every election, 30,000 of your friends and neighbors step up to work the polls - a critical resource to make elections run smoothly. But now federal officials warn they could be subject to threats.
This election cycle may present a particular series of challenges for pollsters. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joined CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.
A growing number of communities are considering letting 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections only.
In-person early voting has begun in the battleground state of Wisconsin amid lawsuits affecting which ballots can be counted or tossed, recently ordered bans on drop boxes, and restrictions on who can return ballots.
The CBS News Battleground Tracker regularly estimates the race for Congress — how many seats each party is currently poised to win in the House.
"We should absolutely keep [drop boxes] because they keep our democracy more accessible to more people," said Lilly Sasse.
The Transforming Justice Coalition spent time in North Minneapolis Saturday urging more Black voters to head to the polls.
DFL incumbent Steve Simon and GOP nominee Kim Crockett are running for Minnesota Secretary of State, and contrasted their visions for election administration in an hour long debate.
In the Minnesota governor's race, there have been three different polls in less than a month with vastly different results. WCCO's Esme Murphy breaks down the credibility of those polls and looks at the battle for the Capitol.
Early voting will start in Minnesota next Friday, Sept. 23. Voters can either request an absentee ballot and vote from home. Additionally, you can vote early in-person at your local election office.
The Minnesota primary is Tuesday and local election officials are working hard to make sure the vote goes smoothly.
With new rule changes, you wont have as much time to get your ballot in this year. You'll also need a witness for your ballot. Change were temporarily made during the height of the COVID pandemic.
Most absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and only the voters themselves can return their ballots in person to local election offices, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled.
