Minnesota's top elections official acknowledges there was a “glitch” in the state's new automatic voter registration system

As early voting starts this Friday in Minnesota, elections officials say they’ve improved the state’s new automatic voter registration system after a review discovered around 1,000 registrations that lacked proof of citizenship and addresses.

To vote early by mail, request an absentee ballot from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. It’s now possible to get on a list to automatically get an absentee ballot in each election. Some voters who live in mail-only precincts will automatically get a ballot.

Minnesota Secretary of State met with press on Thursday to discuss election security as early voting for the 2024 presidential election begins on Sept. 20.

Many early voters might opt for in-person balloting instead of mail-in absentee ballots to ensure their votes get counted.

The Secretary of State's office said it updated its review process for applicants automatically registering to vote when they get their state-issued ID in order to prevent errors.

Voting begins Sept. 20 in Minnesota ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. On the ballot are municipal, school, county, state and federal races. Minnesota voters also will be voting on a constitutional amendment to continue to allow lottery funds to go toward protecting clean water,

Jensen was feeding into the fear of gay and transgender students to gain votes, much like Trump feeding into voter fears of immigrants. In both cases, they created myths to justify bad behavior and to gain the votes of those believing the lie.

Minnesota's top elections official acknowledges there was a “glitch” in the state's new automatic voter registration system. But Secretary of State Steve Simon said Thursday that nobody who was ineligible voted in the August primary as a result.

Democratic donors have supported a far-right 'spoiler' candidate that could hurt U.S. Rep. Angie Craig’s GOP challenger.

Voters ages 18 to 29 could decide Minnesota’s pick for president, according to nonpartisan research center CIRCLE. They could also impact the outcome in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District.