A Message from Wright County Elections:
Fifteen Wright County townships will be conduct Township officer elections Tuesday, March 14. Wright County voters located in those townships will be eligible to vote in the election.
Today (Friday, Feb. 10) is the first day of absentee voting leading up to the March 14 township elections. The county election office will begin mailing ballots to voters who have requested them, and in-person absentee voting is now available at the Wright County Government Center. Voters may visit the Taxpayer Services counter to receive a ballot. Please see below for information on how to request an absentee ballot or to vote early in-person at the Government Center.
HOW TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT VIA THE MAIL
Please contact the county election office if you would like to apply for an absentee ballot for the March 14 election. A copy of the absentee ballot application can be found on the Wright County Website. For additional questions about requesting a ballot please call (763) 682-7692 or email at elections@co.wright.mn.us. Voters can request an absentee ballot even if they are not registered to vote — a voter registration application will be provided with the ballot and it must be returned with the ballot.
HOW TO VOTE EARLY IN-PERSON AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
Voters may cast an in-person absentee ballot at the Wright County Government Center. Eligible voters in the 15 Townships holding elections this March may vote early at the Government Center. Wright County Elections is located on the first floor of the Government Center in the Taxpayer Services office.
Townships conducting elections are Albion, Buffalo, Cokato, Corinna, Franklin, French Lake, Maple Lake, Marysville, Middleville, Monticello, Rockford, Stockholm, Victor and Woodland. In-person early voting can be done at the Government Center (3650 Braddock Ave. NE, Buffalo weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will also be extended hours in the days prior to the election – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 11 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 13.