General Information

In Minnesota, the election year begins early.  Minnesota’s major party caucuses were moved to February’s Super Tuesday in 2008 , with participation at almost all-time highs.  The number of visits to the Secretary of State’s Precinct Caucus Finder surpassed 175,000 by the end of the 2008 caucuses held Super Tuesday. The next precinct caucuses will be held in February 2012.

The state and local election centers are already busy preparing election guides and other materials for the upcoming elections.  The 2010 elections are also expected to draw high voter participation. 

Minnesota’s state primary election, August 10, 2010 will narrow the field of candidates. In the primary election on the partisan portion of the ballot, voters for state and local offices may not cross party lines. 

The state general election ballot for November 2, 2010 will include candidates for governor and state constitutional officers, federal and state senators and representatives, judicial officers, county offices, and local township , city and school district candidates.

Most polling places in Cass County open at 7 a.m., with a few polling places in smaller townships opening at 8 a.m. or 10 a.m.; all polling places close at 8 p.m. Also, 32 of Cass County’s 72 precincts vote entirely by mail.

Training for election administrators and election judges is planned for mid-summer, 2010 in Cass County.