Office of the County Auditor-Treasurer    
Stearns County Service Center • 3301 County Road 138 • Waite Park, MN 56387

Phone: 320-656-3920 • Fax: 320-203-6960

Randy R. Schreifels, County Auditor-Treasurer

POSTED NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES

TO VOTERS OF STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA

The following precincts located in Stearns County have elected to vote by mail ballot procedure in

Statewide elections as authorized under Minnesota Statues 204B.45. All other precincts vote at their

designated polling places on Election Day.

For the 2020 statewide elections, the election dates and the corresponding dates that ballots will be mailed to all registered voters in mail ballot precincts are:

Voters registered in this precinct by the following dates will be mailed a ballot automatically:

February 11, 2020 for the Statewide Presidential Nomination Primary Election

July 21, 2020 for the Statewide Primary Election

October 13, 2020 for the Statewide General Election

Eligible voters not pre-registered by the dates listed above may vote by absentee.

Registered voters wishing to receive their ballot at a temporary address may contact the Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer Office to vote by absentee. You may check your voter registration status online at www.mnvotes.org.

To vote by absentee, request an absentee ballot application by one of the following:

• Online at www.mnvotes.org
• By phone (320) 656-3920
• By mail: Stearns County Service Center, at address listed below:
• In person at:

Stearns County Service Center       or         Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer Office Administration Building

3301 County Road 138                                 705 Courthouse Square, Rm 148

Waite Park, MN 56387                                 St. Cloud, MN 56303

8:30 am – 5:00 pm                                         8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Absentee voting begins January 17, 2020 for the Statewide Presidential Nomination Primary, June 26, 2020 for the Statewide Primary, and September 18, 2020 for the Statewide General Election.

Ballots may be returned:

• by mail (a prepaid postage return envelope is included when the ballots are mailed)
• may be delivered in person
• delivered by designated agent to:Stearns County Service Center

3301 County Road 138

Waite Park, MN 56387

8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Ballots must be received no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted. Normal business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

In addition to the normal business hours, extended hours for absentee voting are:

Statewide Presidential Nomination Primary Election:

Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 10:00 am to 3:00 p.m.; Monday March 2, 2020 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

Statewide Primary Election:

Saturday August 8, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Monday, August 10, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

Statewide General Election:

Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Monday, November 2, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you choose to vote in person on Election Day, the designated polling place is:

Stearns County Service Center

3301 County Road 138

Waite Park, MN 56387

Polling hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

At least one assistive voting ballot-marker will be available at that polling place to permit persons with disabilities to vote privately and independently.

All mail ballots will be counted at the Stearns County Service Center after 8:00 p.m. on the respective election dates.

Additional information is available by contacting the Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer Office, Elections Division, by phone (320) 656-3920, by email at elections@co.stearns.mn.us , or by visiting the website at www.co.stearns.mn.us .

Dated 11th day of December, 2019

By order of

Randy R. Schreifels,

Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer

Township Election/Annual Meeting – March 12, 2019

The results of the election were:

For Supervisor: Dave Robertson 25 votes, Neil Franz 1 vote, John Blenker 1 vote

For Treasurer: Duane Janssen 28 votes

There were 28 voters in the election.

Meeting Change

Due to the New Year’s Holiday the January Monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at the usual time and place.

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

To the Electors of the Township of
Farming in the County of Stearns, Minnesota:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN;

That a General Election will be held in all the Election Precincts of the above named Township at:

Farming Community Center
23801 County Rd 42
Richmond, MN 56368

The General Election in said precinct, on November 6, 2018, at which the polls will be open from the hour of 7:00 a.m. to the hour of 8:00 p.m., will be held for the purpose of electing the following officers:

Dated: 10/19/2018