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Arrived at 6:45, line already looked to be 2 hours long. Will try again later in the morning. Read More »

10 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. (polls open at 10 a.m. in some townships)

2008 Registered Voters: 3,199,307 as of 11/03 (Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Center)

Change from 2004: +7%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: Yes

ID Requirements: Required of all first-time voters who registered by mail without verifying ID

Provisional Voting: N/A – election-day registration

Voting System: Optical scan and ballot-marking device

» ALL REPORTS: Washington Post Investigations

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Power Outage At Minn. Polls After Accident

State: Minnesota

Power outages occurred at polling places in St. Paul, Minn., after a truck hit a power plant at about 8:25 a.m. Power was out for about 90 minutes at one polling place, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported, but it did not adversely affect voting, elections officials said. Voters' ballots were held in a "security slot" on the ballot box until power was restored. Then, two election judges from different parties fed the ballots through. (St. Paul Pioneer Press) Read More »

» ALL REPORTS: Washington Post Investigations

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