Primary Election
The primary election is coming up tomorrow and early voting has been available at the Meeker County Courthouse. There will be extended hours today at the Property Records and Elections office in the Courthouse until 5 p.m.
There are a small number of items locally on the primary ballot. The primary is held to narrow down candidates for offices to two finalists for the November election. Property Records and Elections Director Barb Loch says there are special interest groups who mail registration and ballot information to voters which creates confusion for some voters, as it appears the documents have come from her office. She 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.
Loch 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, and if you mail your ballot, you need to make sure that you allow enough time for it to arrive at her office.
Loch says the filing period for city, school district and certain township offices continues through tomorrow 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.