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What you need to know to vote on Election Day in Minnesota

What you need to know to vote on Election Day in Minnesota

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. While hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans have voted early using absentee ballots by mail or in person, millions more are eligible to vote on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about voting in person on Election Day.
by Feven Gerezgiher and Abbey Machtig

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'Blood moon' expected Tuesday morning: When to see it in Minnesota

'Blood moon' expected Tuesday morning: When to see it in Minnesota

If you’re staying up really late Monday, or getting up really early Tuesday, don’t forget to look up. An eerie red ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse is expected, and it might be a while before we’ll get to see one like it again.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Blood moon total lunar eclipse hits early Tuesday

Blood moon total lunar eclipse hits early Tuesday

Tuesday’s total lunar eclipse will be the last one visible in Minnesota until March 2025.
by Paul Huttner

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Redrawn 8th District raises tribal political possibilities

Redrawn 8th District raises tribal political possibilities

One of the impacts of the recent redrawing of electoral boundaries was to place all seven of Minnesota's Anishinaabe reservations within the 8th Congressional District. Some tribal activists hope it could mean greater influence for Native communities.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Election deniers in Minnesota are training some election judges

Election deniers in Minnesota are training some election judges

Groups led by election skeptics and deniers have been working to influence the behavior of Election Day judges, and in at least one case trying to persuade them to commit possibly unlawful acts. That “training” has alarmed state and local officials.
by Catharine Richert and Curtis Gilbert

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New bison herd roams prairie at Dakota County park

New bison herd roams prairie at Dakota County park

A new bison herd is roaming near the Mississippi River in the south Twin Cities metro. Spring Lake Park Reserve in Dakota County is the latest place in Minnesota to welcome the giant mammals. It’s part of a decadeslong effort to both increase their numbers and restore native prairie lands.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis City Council confirms O'Hara as city's next police chief

Minneapolis City Council confirms O'Hara as city's next police chief

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday to confirm Brian O’Hara as the city's next police chief. The city says O’Hara will begin serving his four-year term as police chief on Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Nearly 1 in 4 Minnesota GOP legislative candidates questioned 2020 election

Nearly 1 in 4 Minnesota GOP legislative candidates questioned 2020 election

An MPR News analysis of campaign platforms, public comments and actions, social media posts and court documents found that 43 Republicans currently running for the Minnesota Legislature have denied or questioned the 2020 election. If elected, they could influence Minnesota’s voting laws.
by Dana Ferguson

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How national politics are changing Minnesota’s 2022 school board elections

How national politics are changing Minnesota’s 2022 school board elections

School board elections are unusually contentious in Minnesota this year. Here’s how the fallout from pandemic education policies and national political strategies is affecting local races. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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You asked: Can people convicted of a felony vote in Minnesota?

You asked: Can people convicted of a felony vote in Minnesota?

A person must be out of prison and be done with probation, parole or any form of supervised release in order to vote in Minnesota. For example, someone who is out of prison, working and paying taxes still can’t vote if they’re on parole.
by Linton Ritchie Jr.

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