Elections in Independence

Independence has one Precinct - The Independence City Hall
1920 County Road 90, Independence, MN 55359

 



 

If you voted in the last election and haven't moved or changed your name, you should be pre-registered to vote in this year's elections. To confirm if you’re registered, update your registration, register to vote, track your absentee ballot, see your sample ballot, view results, learn how the election process works, or to answer many election questions, go to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website MNVOTES.ORG.

 



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  • Absentee voting – Friday, September 23 - Monday, November 7.
    • Vote absentee in-person at Independence City Hall or vote by mail. (See www.mnvotes.org.)
      • City Hall Absentee Voting – Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m, Friday 8 a.m. - noon
      • Public Accuracy Test  (July 26) at 1:00pm at Independence City Hall, we will perform the public test of the voting systems used to tabulate ballots in the General Election
      • Direct balloting  Beginning Tuesday, November 1st, voters can place their ballot directly into the tabulator. 
      • Extended hours – Saturday, November 5 (10 a.m.–3 p.m.) and Monday, November 7 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.)
      • See "Absentee voting in-person or by mail" below for more details.
         
  • Election Day – November 8th

All eligible Minnesota voters can vote absentee for each of the 2022 elections (presidential primary, state primary, general election) in the following ways.


 

In Person for the Primary Election

  • Independence City Hall, 1920 County Road 90
  • Friday, June 24th- Monday, August 8th, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
    • Direct balloting: Beginning Tuesday, August 2nd, voters can place their ballot directly into the tabulator.
      • This does NOT include mail-in ballots. See below for more details.
    • Extended hours: Saturday, August 6th (10 a.m.–3 p.m.) and Monday, August 8th (8 a.m.–5 p.m.)

 


By Mail

  1. Complete an absentee ballot application form.
  2. Applications can be mailed to Hennepin County at the address on the reverse side of the form, or scanned and emailed to hc.vote@hennepin.us.
  3. When you receive your ballot, read the instructions carefully.
  4. Vote and complete your ballot. 

 

Ballot drop-off

  • Mail-in ballots can be dropped off with city elections staff or an election judge during in-person absentee voting hours. 
  • Mail-in ballots cannot be placed directly into the tabulator. They can be dropped off with an election judge, or we can spoil your mail-in ballot and you can fill out a new absentee application and ballot. 
  • On Election Day, mail-in ballots can only be dropped off at City Hall by 3 p.m. Do not bring mail-in ballots to your polling location. 
  • We will review all ballot envelopes for completeness before accepting. 

 

Drop box

  • We do not plan to have a drop box for mail-in ballots. They must be presented to an election judge during in-person absentee voting. 

Witnesses

  • Please be aware that witnesses are required for absentee ballots in 2022. Any registered Minnesota voter can serve as a witness for an absentee voter.

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