Voting information

Dates to remember

First day to vote early in person:
Friday, September 20, 2024

Election day Nov. 5, 2024

Tips for new voters

How to find the district you live in and where you vote https://pollfinder.sos.mn.gov/
Who are the candidates in my area? https://myballotmn.sos.mn.gov/
What are the instructions about using an absentee ballot https://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/election-administration/absenteemail-ballot-instructions/

Benton County Voting information
https://www.co.benton.mn.us/169/Elections

Visit us in-person at:
Benton County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office
531 Dewey St
Foley, MN 56329

Address mail to:
Benton County Elections
P.O. Box 129
Foley, MN 56329-0129
Phone Number: (320)968-5006
Email Address: elections@co.benton.mn.us

Stearns County Voting information
https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/
Hours
Monday – Friday
8 am – 4:30 pm

ADDRESS
Stearns County Service Center
Attn: Elections
3301 County Road 138
Waite Park, MN 56387

Get a ballot 2 ways:
- online at www.mnvotes.gov
- contact Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer’s office at 320-656-3920, or email elections@co.stearns.mn.us.

Early voting: First day to vote early in person: Friday, September 20

Vote absentee in-person
Residents of Stearns County may vote absentee in-person at two locations.

St Cloud City Lake George Municipal Complex
1101 7th St S, St. Cloud, MN 56303
Hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday and Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Stearns County Service Center, Election Office
3301 County Road 138, Waite Park, MN 56387
Hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday and Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Vote absentee by mail

Voters can apply for an absentee ballot online at www.mnvotes.gov or contact Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer’s office at 320-656-3920, or email elections@co.stearns.mn.us.

Ballot will be mailed with instructions on how to complete the process and return ballot to the Stearns County Election Office. Ballots can be mailed or dropped off at our secure Drop Box location.
Voters will have the option to track their ballot online at mnvotes.gov.

If you have any questions, please contact the Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer’s office at 320-656-3920, or email elections@co.stearns.mn.us.

Election official: Randy Schreifels
General phone: 320-656-3920
Fax: 320-203-6960
Website: https://www.stearnscountymn.gov
Email: elections@stearnscountymn.gov

ABSENTEE VOTING CONTACT

Julie Ritz
Phone: 320-656-6522
Fax: 320-203-6960
Email: julie.ritz@stearnscountymn.gov

MILITARY AND OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING CONTACT

Nikki Lahr
Phone: 320-656-6384
Fax: 320-203-6960 Email: nikki.lahr@stearnscountymn.gov

Ballot will be mailed with instructions on how to complete the process and return ballot to the Stearns County Election Office. Ballots can be mailed or dropped off at our secure Drop Box location.
Voters will have the option to track their ballot online at mnvotes.gov.

If you have any questions, please contact the Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer’s office at 320-656-3920, or email elections@co.stearns.mn.us.