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Voter Protection
If you or someone you know has trouble registering to vote or casting a ballot, we encourage you to reach out to the DFL’s Voter Protection Hotline at 833-DFL-VOTE (833-335-8683). Please help spread the word!
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General Talks Price Gouging – Pushes for New Legislation, National Law Review
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden
Voters Set to Deliver Verdict After a Tumultuous Campaign, New York Times
Biden’s Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It’s A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter, 538
DFL CD8 Candidate Quinn Nystrom
Rep. Pete Stauber vying for historic win in Minnesota’s 8th District over DFL’s Quinn Nystrom, Star Tribune
8th District Congressional Candidate Quinn Nystrom Encouraging People to Vote, Fox 21
DFL News
The Minnesota Races In Play On Election Day, WCCO
Minnesota candidates, supporters hold last rallies before Election Day, Fox 9
Minnesota Legislature
Elections to determine balance of power in Minnesota Legislature, KSTP
Minnesota News
More than 1.8M absentee ballots accepted in Minnesota as feds announce election monitors, Star Tribune
What to watch for on election night in Minnesota, MinnPost
Minnesota has ninth-most new Covid cases in the U.S.; workplace outbreaks soar, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal
Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Second Congressional District candidates continue on trail on eve of Election Day, KSTP
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Ilhan Omar looks to ride her national profile to another term in Congress in Minnesota’s Fifth District, Star Tribune
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump
Trump makes Election Day appeal on Fox News; Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, Washington Post
Coronavirus surges across midwest as Trump attacks health professionals, The Guardian
Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants out but sees no good options, sources say, CNBC
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith, Jason Lewis face off in race for Minnesota’s closely divided U.S. Senate seat, Star Tribune
U.S. News
US election 2020 guide: what time results are expected – and what to watch for, The Guardian
Vandals spray paint “MAGA” and “TRUMP” on Jewish headstones, CBS
Abortion restrictions are on the ballot in Colorado and Louisiana, NBC
Bail For Kyle Rittenhouse, Accused Kenosha Shooter, Set At $2 Million, NPR
Most drive-thru voting locations to close for Election Day in Houston-area county at center of legal drama, CNN
World News
Category 4 Hurricane Eta is battering Nicaragua ahead of an expected ‘catastrophic’ landfall, CNN
5 dead in Vienna terror attack, including assailant who had previous conviction, Fox
As the U.S. votes, the world watches with anxiety, taunts and hope, Washington Post
New Zealand Appoints First Indigenous Female Foreign Minister, NPR
Upcoming Events:
You can find campaign and election events on our Action Alert post.
- November 3 — Election Day
- 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Polls open for in person voting. Not certain where to vote? Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website here.
- 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Election Night Virtual Results Watching Party, for more information on how to join, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 4, 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- November 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 9
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- November 10, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 16, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.
- November 18, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, more information as it becomes available.
- November 26 — Thanksgiving Day