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By Graham Johnson
(Photo by Michele Jokinen)
(Photo by Michele Jokinen)

Rules for conduct in and around polling places on Election Day impose strict guidelines on what voters are allowed to wear, do, and even say to ensure free and fair elections.

A one-room church 2 miles outside of the precinct

A second-floor school cafeteria with elevators under construction

While polling places are generally large community hubs like churches and schools, state statue doesn’t require them to be. Polling places must be within 1 mile of the precinct it represents, be accessible to the elderly and disabled, and cannot be a location where intoxicating liquors, cannabis products or nonintoxicating malt beverages are served.
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Recent Dailies

House moves toward putting gubernatorial term limits on November ballot
By Graham Johnson
HF1849 would place a proposed constitutional amendment on November's ballot to limit Minnesota governors to two terms in office. (House Photography file photo) “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to place a limit of two terms on the offices of governor and lieutenant governor beginning with candidates elected in 2026?” Tha...
Bipartisan inspector general bill clears Ways and Means Committee, heads to House Floor
By Mike Cook
House Photography file photo A bicameral, bipartisan effort to address one of the top topics of this legislative session cleared a key House committee late Wednesday. And it took quite a while to get to...
Omnibus health finance bill advances narrowly in Ways and Means Committee
By Winter Keefer
(House Photography file photo) A bill to bring the state into alignment with the Medicaid cuts, changes and restrictions included in HR1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” awaits action by the full House. Incl...
New fifth income tax tier proposed to boost local government, county aid
By Rob Hubbard
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her testifies before the House Taxes Committee April 29 for a bill sponsored by Rep. Athena Hollins, left, that would establish a fifth-tier income tax rate and increase aid to local governments and counties. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) “How much is enough?” That was a central question in Wednesday’s House Taxes Committee debate over HF4845, a bill sponsored by Rep. Athena Hollins (DFL-St. Paul) that would crea...
Walz reflects on term, looks toward future in final State of the State address
By Rob Hubbard
Gov. Tim Walz greets lawmakers and guests as he makes his way to the rostrum to deliver his final State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature April 28. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) “We’re not done. Not by a long shot.” Gov. Tim Walz used those words repeatedly during the final State of the State address of his eight-year tenure. Reflecting upon all tha...
Three House proposals emerge to stabilize HCMC as operating losses project to $1.7 billion over next decade
By Winter Keefer
Abdirahman Abdi, chief financial officer of Hennepin Healthcare, speaks before the House Health Finance and Policy Committee Tuesday during a presentation on Hennepin County Medical Center finances. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) The state’s flagship trauma care and safety net hospital is in trouble and desperately looking to the Legislature for solutions to waylay potential permanent closure.   Henn...
House panel to consider ethics complaints against Reps. Engen, Hudson and Falconer
By Margaret Stevens
The House Ethics Committee adopted procedures for handling ethics complaints filed against three members and set probable cause hearings for 10 a.m. Friday. A complaint agai...
Luring major sporting events to Minnesota the aim of bill before tax panel
By Rob Hubbard
HF4949, heard April 28 in the House Taxes Committee, proposes a reimbursement program to assist in luring major sporting events to Minnesota like the recent World Junior Hockey Championships. (House Public Information Services file photo) Big sports events mean big money. Whenever the idea is pitched of having Minnesota play host to a major sporting event like the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer games or NCAA ba...
Proposed pretrial release changes, prohibition of cash bail could be decided by Minnesota voters
By Mike Cook
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi testifies before the House rules committee April 28 in support of a bill sponsored by Rep. Athena Hollins, left, that would propose a pretrial release, no cash bail constitutional amendment. (Photo by Andrew VonBank) When voters go to the polls in just over six months, the state’s constitutional offices will be on the ballot. So will all 201 legislative seats and maybe some county, city and ...
House unanimously passes bill that aims to slash wait times for prescribed opioid recovery drugs
By Winter Keefer
Rep. Dave Baker presents HF4493 on the House Floor Monday. Passed unanimously, the bill would authorize pharmacists to initiate, prescribe, administer and dispense certain drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder. (Photo by Michele Jokinen) When someone suffering from opioid use disorder decides to get help, the clock starts ticking immediately. “The withdrawal is the worst part and that’s what’s preventing peo...
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Could 2026 retirements lead to record turnover in the House?
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