Over 19,000 Minneapolis Voters Have Cast Their Ballots Early

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

October 1, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s been almost two weeks since early voting began in Minnesota, and in that time, the city of Minneapolis says over 19,000 people have cast their ballots.

Through Sept. 30, Elections and Voter Services says they have mailed out 133,422 requested ballots, of which 12,236 have been returned. Some choose to return their ballots by mail, while other drop them off to election officials. An additional 4,842 voters have cast their ballot in person at the Early Vote Center, and 2,243 ballots have been received by Hennepin County Elections.

For comparison, the city saw 60,538 early votes cast in the 2016 general election. At this point four years ago, 12,754 requested mail ballots had been sent out, of which 2,559 had been returned.

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