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So far 410238 people have voted early in Minnesota. Here's what to watch.
Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) ^ | 11/01/18 | Jeff Hargarten

Posted on 11/02/2018 12:01:16 PM PDT by MplsSteve

Six weeks into early voting, the number of ballots cast in Minnesota has nearly matched the early general election turnout in 2016, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's data — an initial sign of potentially strong midterm turnout in November.

In 2016, nearly 700,000 absentee ballots were received prior to Election Day. So far this year, about 410,000 votes have already been cast, which roughly matches 2016 at this time and is significantly more than the number who voted early in the 2014 midterms, when early voting was first allowed.

The Star Tribune will be tracking the early vote here every week until Election Day, with new counts typically arriving on Thursdays. Here are some things we're watching as the vote comes in:

How does turnout compare to 2014 and 2016?

High early voting numbers could be a reflection of enthusiasm among voters of both parties. It could also suggest that Minnesotans are getting used to recent voting laws, enacted in 2013 and first available in 2014, which allow residents to vote early without an excuse about six weeks before the election.

So far this year, 410,238 Minnesotans have cast ballots — about three times the number that had voted early at this point in 2014 and about 6,000 votes behind of 2016's tally.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; earlyvoting; elections; karenmonahan; keithellison; minnesota; mn2018; tomperez
OK, here are some early voting numbers from Minnesota. Please read the article and look at the charts and maps.

I'm not sure what to make of this. I'm a Minnesota resident and a high turnout in Hennepin and Ramsey counties does not always bode well for statewide GOP candidates.

Comments or opinions - anyone?

1 posted on 11/02/2018 12:01:16 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

Check turnout on the Iron Range.


2 posted on 11/02/2018 12:04:00 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop; LS; Impy

Any of you guys wanna weigh in on this?


3 posted on 11/02/2018 12:06:20 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

Locked


4 posted on 11/02/2018 12:08:38 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: MplsSteve

Early voting in MN just gives them more time to cheat with the results!!


5 posted on 11/02/2018 12:11:03 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: MagUSNRET

I keep hearing about the Blue Wave. Where is it?


6 posted on 11/02/2018 12:12:52 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: MplsSteve

Uff Da!


7 posted on 11/02/2018 12:15:03 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: MplsSteve

Steve/all
I live in the heart of the minneapolis northside.
I have talked to quite a few Asian guys who always voted Democrat. They are now cheering for Trump.
I think the red wave is coming.


8 posted on 11/02/2018 12:24:56 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE
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To: READINABLUESTATE

No party breakdown?


9 posted on 11/02/2018 12:29:34 PM PDT by BushCountry (thinks he needs a gal whose name doesn't end in ".jpg")
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To: MplsSteve

Does any of this even matter? Does early voting lead to more people voting than one-day voting in November?


10 posted on 11/02/2018 12:31:28 PM PDT by jalisco555 ("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

[ I have talked to quite a few Asian guys who always voted Democrat. They are now cheering for Trump. ]

That’s good to hear.


11 posted on 11/02/2018 12:43:06 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: MplsSteve
I'm not sure what to make of this.

What I take from it is that people who would have to deal with waiting in lines to vote if they'd wait until election day have more incentive to vote early. Where I live, about 40 miles west of the cities, I never have to deal with lines so I've got no good reason to vote early.

12 posted on 11/02/2018 12:46:23 PM PDT by Wissa ("Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult." - Michael Corleone)
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To: MplsSteve

Dead people vote early?


13 posted on 11/02/2018 1:14:45 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Dead people vote in the middle of the night when no one else is watching.


14 posted on 11/02/2018 1:52:06 PM PDT by MisterMagic
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To: Cicero

I suspect so. My mother, in the second half of her adult life, tended to work in
carreer feilds were there are a plurality of feminists and union members though was not one herself. Her last known address eas my address. Im still recieving her mail from these groups and shes been passed nearly 20 years. I have to wonder how much “she” donates to who and how shes been filling her ballots.


15 posted on 11/02/2018 1:55:02 PM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: MplsSteve; All

These announcements are meaningless unless the tallies by political party are mentioned.


16 posted on 11/02/2018 1:56:35 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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If you voted using an absentee ballot in Scott County, MN. did your vote count as you cast it?
When we vote on at the polling places on election day, there are two people present to avoid vote tampering. There is one person from each political party, called witness. Their job is to provide a check and balance. If you vote on election day, they each supervise the voting for irregularities, so there is very little chance of your vote being tampered with before it is entered and counted into the Minnesota election system. This is not the case if you vote using an absentee ballot. As a duly authorized “Pole Challenger”. Scott County election officials just refused my request to watch the organization and counting of ballots in the absentee ballot process. This process was done in a closed room without the supervision of a Democratic and Republican observers. This was completed by two employees of the county. Although they work together, there is no check and balance. If they both decide to change your vote, they could easily substitute a fake ballot for the one that you put in, or make other changes if you didn't mark a box, to their preference. There's no way that these could be caught because there was no check and balance on their preparation. These employees don’t have to declare themselves from either parties and could easily be involved in ballot tampering without our knowledge. By not allowing a Witness or another Election Judge from both parties into the room during this process, they are effectively negating the checks and balance system designed into our election process. Since a greater number of absentee ballots are cast every year, this process and the errors, modifications or tampering is going to be easier to do every year going forward. As an example, Al Franken found 300 votes weeks after the election, during a recount. In all likelihood, they were added in via the absentee ballot process. Steve Simon, our Secretary of State, who is highly biased for Democratic voters has constantly reworked all the rules and administrative voting procedures, making it more unlikely to catch fraudulent ballots and activity. Steve Simon uses the term “Freedom to vote” but it should be called “Freedom to Tamper with your Vote”. This agenda is allowing fraud to seep into our election process! Are your going to allow the nullification of your constitutional right to vote because of democratic administrative processes.
17 posted on 11/02/2018 5:54:45 PM PDT by yodalego
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To: MplsSteve; AuH2ORepublican; LS; fieldmarshaldj; Galactic Overlord-In-Chief

All I know is that supposedly turnout in rural areas is high and Ellison is hurting the whole rat ticket, enough to put Governor and the Franken seat in play, I’m skeptical of winning those races but we’ll see. Ellison should lose at least.

Gaining CD-8 and CD-1 seem in the bag, knock on wood. I think Paulsen is probably gone, Lewis is in danger also but I’m hoping he can hang on. Outside chance of GOP beating Peterson but I wouldn’t bank on it.

I don’t think the State House majority is in danger and GOP should easily hold the heavily Republican vacant State Senate seat up for election (of the new LT Governor who succeeded to the office).


18 posted on 11/03/2018 5:25:48 PM PDT by Impy (I have no virtue to signal)
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To: Impy

I attended a campaign rally (in Shakopee) with Jason Lewis this morning. He thinks it’s gonna be close again. I asked him what his internal polling said. He said that it was within the margin of error.

A few other people I know seem to believe that Paulsen is gone as well. The 3rd District has been purple for some time now and the Dems finally found a candidate (albeit a trust fund millionaire) who was willing to spend as much of his money as possible to win the seat.


19 posted on 11/03/2018 9:04:51 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

I was surprised Lewis won last time, I was expecting a loss. So hopefully he does it again.


20 posted on 11/04/2018 3:26:12 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal)
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