NOTICE OF STATE GENERAL ELECTION MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES TO THE VOTERS OF SWANVILLE CITY IN TODD COUNTY, MINNESOTA

1. This notice is given to all residents of mail ballot precincts in the State of Minnesota.
2. On November 5, 2024, the State of Minnesota is holding a State General Election.
3. Eligible voters not pre-registered by October 15, 2024, or pre-registered voters wishing to receive their ballot at a temporary address may contact the Todd County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office by phone, mail or in person for an absentee ballot application.
4. A voter who is not registered to vote in the district on the 21^st day before the election may submit, by mail or in person, an application for absentee ballot to the County Auditor of Todd County and receive voter registration forms and an absentee ballot for the election.
5. The County Auditor of Todd County no earlier than forty-six (46) days and no later than fourteen (14) days before the date of the election will mail the ballots.  The ballot will be addressed to the voter at the voter’s residence as shown on the registration file unless the voter requests, in writing, an absentee ballot that will be mailed to the voter at a different address.
6. The voted official ballot may be returned by mail (a postage prepaid return envelope is included when the ballots are mailed), or may be delivered in person, or delivered by designated agent to: Todd County Auditor-Treasurer 215 1^st Avenue S, Suite 201, Long Prairie, MN 56347.  The voter and the voter’s witness must complete the mail voter’s certificate on the return envelope.  The voter may bring his/her blank ballot and envelopes to the Auditor’s Office to have a staff member serve as a witness if they do not have a witness.
7. In addition to the normal business hours, extended hours for absentee and mail ballot voting are: Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 29^th, 2024 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 2^nd, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, November 3^rd, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Monday November 4^th, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
8. The polling place for this election will be at the Todd County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office 215 1^st Ave S, Suite 201, Long Prairie, MN 56347.  The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  At least one assistive voting device will be available at the polling place; allowing for persons with disabilities to vote privately and independently.
9. All mail ballots will be counted at the Todd County Main Street Government Center at 347 Central Avenue, Long Prairie, MN 56347 after 8:00 p.m. on November 5^th, 2024.

Additional information is available by contacting the Todd County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office by phone 320-732-4469, by e-mail elections@co.todd.mn.us, or in person.

Dated this 16^th day of August, 2024.

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Denise Gaida, Todd County Auditor-Treasurer