Primary Election

The primary election is coming up on August 13th and early voting is available at the Meeker County Courthouse. All election business will be handled at the Meeker County Courthouse this summer and fall – through the November election – despite the construction that is underway at the Court House building and the eventual move of the Property Records and Election office to the Meeker County Family Services Center.

Property Records and Elections Director Barb Loch says the Sibley Avenue entrance is the only one open right now at the Meeker County Courthouse and there will be extended hours at her office on August 10th from 10-to-3 and August 12th until 5 p.m. for people who wish to vote early in the primary election. She says there are 4 precincts in Meeker County with mail-only voting so those voters need to make sure their ballots are mailed in time to arrive at her office.

Loch says there are a small number of items on the primary ballot and the primary is held to narrow down candidates for offices to two finalists for the November election. She says there are special interest groups who mail registration and ballot information to voters which creates confusion for some voters.

Loch says if you have any questions about getting registered to vote or about other election information, you can go to mnvotes.gov or call her office at 693-5212. She says there is not a drop box at the Meeker County Court House, so if you have a ballot that you want to drop off, you need to bring it in to the Court House.

Loch says the filing period for city, school district and certain township offices begins today and continues through August 13 and candidates need to file with the appropriate clerk in each of those jurisdictions. She says most of the Townships in Meeker County still hold their elections in March, and the filing period for county offices ended earlier this summer.