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Election Night is supposed to mark the end of the election season most years in Minnesota. However, election night will only give us some of the answers in 2020. That’s because beginning with this November’s elections, officials must accept ballots postmarked by election day for seven days after the election. To be accepted those ballots […]
Absentee voting locations in Minnesota are required to be open 46 days before the general election, which is Friday, September 18. “As of right now, we have about 11,000 voters who would be eligible to vote by absentee, meaning they live in a district that has an active polling place,” said Cote. “We currently have
Minnesota has been allowing voting by mail-in ballot or mailed in absentee ballots since 2014, but new rules this year could impact when residents learn the results of elections. Because of COVID-19 concerns, the requirement for a witness signature has been removed. But the ruling that will change when results may be available is a
The Polk County Commissioners met on Tuesday morning and considered two tax abatement requests from IC Muggs, and Happy Joes Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor. The board denied the abatement requests as they’d done with two additional requests last month from RBJ’s Restaurant and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill. Director of Property Records Michelle Cote
With the Polk County Government Center phasing in reopening to the public, some questions still remain over how to use the License Center. Appointments are being taken for driver’s licenses and title work but renewals, including tabs, should use the dropbox said Director of Property Records Michelle Cote. “Renewals and registrations, we are still utilizing
The Polk County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of lowering the on-sale liquor fee for restaurants and bars under county jurisdiction. Polk County Director of Property Records Michelle Cote brought the fees before the board to consider a change given that businesses are operating at a fraction of their average volume during the COVID-19 pandemic.
