Anoka election officials and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon conducted a public testing of voting tabulators on Thursday, the day before direct balloting started in Minnesota

Who are election judges, is ballot harvesting legal in Minnesota, and how do officials identify potential election fraud or tampering? Your questions answered.

There are about 100 races on Minnesota’s election ballots that won’t get that much attention, and they’re all about judgeships. Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor and his guests talk about judicial elections and why they’re different here than in other states.

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Minnesota.

Analysts say national polls that show how tight the race is between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are not key indicators ahead of the election.Instead, they say your focus should be on polls in the swing states since the winner of the presidency is not determined by the popular vote,

St. Olaf College in Minnesota boasted an 87.6% voter turnout rate in 2020, taking home the top prize in the All In Campus Democracy Challenge. It's trying to beat its own record in 2024.

All Minnesota counties and municipalities must conduct “public accuracy tests” at least three days before voting equipment is used in an election, according to state law. This helps to ensure that Minnesota’s elections are “free, fair, secure and accurate,” according to the Secretary of State’s website.

If you’re not seeing nearly as many political campaign television advertisements, you can blame (or thank!) the lack of competitive congressional races in Minnesota. If a race isn’t competitive, it won’t attract much outside spending.

With the 2024 election less than a month away, new data illustrates which states across the U.S. tend to be the most politically engaged.

St. Cloud, Minnesota, is still seeking payment for holding a rally for former President Donald Trump after the Trump campaign missed the payment deadline. The central Minnesota city sent a second invoice to the Trump campaign after it missed the Oct.

Newly implemented laws in MN span topics across public safety, civil rights, environmental protections and more, but election laws are top of mind leading to Nov. 5.

In the four weeks since Sept. 20, 716,858 absentee and mail ballots have been distributed and 337,633 have been cast in Minnesota.