Friends and Neighbors,
I hope everyone is safe and healthy as our state continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. To help slow the spread of the virus and avoid long lines at your polling place like we saw in Wisconsin recently, I strongly encourage voters to request an absentee ballot and vote safely from home. The online absentee ballot request tool is now open! This tool allows registered voters to request that their ballot be sent to them by mail for the August 11 statewide primary and/or the November 3 general election.
The process is simple. You can request an absentee ballot here. The online application will ask for an e-mail address and an identification number, either a Minnesota-issued driver’s license, Minnesota ID card, or last 4 digits of Social Security Number.
You can check your voter registration status online. You can register or update your voter registration online as well.
Also, as the 2020 session comes to an end tomorrow, I am hopeful that a robust bonding bill can still get across the finish line. Such a bill could bring many great things to our area:
- Northern Star Express Rail from Duluth to Coon Rapids and on to Minneapolis
- Expansion of NorthStar Rail to St Cloud
- The State Emergency Operations Center moved from St Paul to Blaine
- The widening of Hwy 10 from Hanson Blvd to Round Lake Blvd
- Expansion of the Coon Rapids Recycling Center
- Bridge over Coon Rapids Boulevard near the old city hall
- New maintenance facility at the National Sports Center
Finally, as businesses reopen tomorrow and bars, restaurants and gyms on the 1st of June, I would like to remind everyone to stay safe and healthy during these trying times.
If you have any questions or wish to unsubscribe from this Newsletter please feel free to contact my office at 651-296-2556 or by email at sen.jerry.newton@senate.mn.
Be well,
Jerry Newton
State Senator
District 37