Election Day – Tuesday, August 11, 2020

*Due to COVID-19, election information is subject to change.

Updated with New Information: July 8th, 2020

A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election.
An unregistered individual may register to vote on election day.
More information on the August 11, 2020 Primary Election can be found on the Minnesota Secretary of State website.

Absentee and Early Voting
Residents may cast absentee ballots during a 46-day period leading up to the primary, from June 26 through August 10.

Absentee Voting by Mail

Any registered voter may cast a ballot by mail. Some precincts within GFW School District have – either because of previous factors or the COVID-19 pandemic – been designated as “Mail Ballot Precincts,” meaning that in these precincts all votes will be cast by mail. County election officials will mail ballots to all currently registered voters within the first week to 10 days of the Absentee Voting period of June 26 through August 10. Voters may fill out and mail their ballots to the county election office anytime during the 46-day Absentee Voting period, but ballots must be received in county election offices by Primary Election Day, August 11.
Residents who have not yet registered may do so online, but must allow enough time for county election officials to mail a ballot to the voter before the election.

Absentee Voting In Person

Voters who prefer to drop off their ballots may do so at their county election office from June 26 through 3 p.m. on August 11.
Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.

Voting Quick Links

Request an absentee ballot online
Vote early by mail
Vote early in person
Register to vote
Election day voting

Election Day Voting (August 11)
Residents may find their polling location using the “Polling Place Finder” on the Minnesota Secretary of State website.

Voting Details by County

GFW School District covers parts of Sibley, Renville, McLeod, and Nicollet counties. Please find additional election details for each county below:

Sibley County “Mail Ballot Precincts”
The following GFW voting precincts within Sibley County are designated “Mail Ballot Precincts” for the August 11th primary, meaning that all votes must be cast by mail. Voters may either mail or drop off their completed ballots at the County Auditor’s Office.

Alfsborg Township
Grafton Township
Bismarck Township
Cornish Township
Moltke Township

Sibley County “In Person” Polling Places
The following GFW voting precincts within Sibley County are designated as “In-Person Polling Places” for the August 11th primary.

Gibbon City (Gibbon Municipal Building, 985 First Avenue, Gibbon, MN)
- 7:00am-8:00pm
Winthrop City (Winthrop Community Hall – 2nd Floor, 305 N Main, Winthrop, MN)
- 7:00am-8:00pm
Severance Township (Gibbon Municipal Building, 985 First Avenue, Gibbon, MN)
- 7:00am-8:00pm
Transit Township (Transit Town Hall, 50644 256 St, Winthrop, MN)
- 10:00am-8:00pm

Renville County
In the GFW Schools portion of Renville County, there are no designated “Mail Ballot Precincts”. This means that voters may cast ballots through the Absentee Voting process explained above from June 26th through August 10th or may vote in person on August 11th.

Voters who choose Absentee Voting may either mail or drop off their completed ballots at the County Election Office.

Voters who want to vote in person on August 11 may find their polling place by filling in their address at the “Polling Place Finder” on the Minnesota Secretary of State website.

The following GFW voting precincts within Renville County are designated as “In-Person Polling Places” for the August 11th primary.

Bandon Township (Fairfax Community Center, 300 Park St S, Fairfax, MN)
- 10:00am-8:00pm
Cairo Township (Fairfax Community Center, 300 Park St S, Fairfax, MN)
- 10:00am-8:00pm
Camp Township (Fairfax Community Center, 300 Park St S, Fairfax, MN)
- 10:00am-8:00pm
Fairfax City (Fairfax Community Center, 300 Park St S, Fairfax, MN)
- 7:00am-8:00pm
Wellington Township (Fairfax Community Center, 300 Park St S, Fairfax, MN)
- 10:00am-8:00pm

Nicollet County
The following GFW voting precincts within Nicollet County are designated “Mail Ballot Precincts” for the August 11th primary, meaning that all votes must be cast by mail. County election officials plan to mail ballots to all registered voters by July 6. Voters may either mail or drop off their completed ballots at the Nicollet County Public Service Office.

Bernadotte Township
Lafayette Township
Ridgely Township
West Newton Township

McLeod County
Two GFW voting precincts are in McLeod County. Round Grove Township is a designated “Mail Ballot Precinct” for the August 11 primary, meaning that all votes must be cast by mail. County election officials are mailing ballots to all registered voters. Voters may either mail or drop off their completed ballots at the county auditor’s office.

Penn Township
Penn Township residents may vote in person at the Penn Township Hall.

BALLOT QUESTION

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #2365)

APPROVE REVOKED AND REPLACED REFERENDUM LEVY AUTHORIZATION

The school board of Independent School District No. 2365 (Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools) has proposed to revoke its referendum revenue authorization for taxes payable in 2021 in the amount of $302.30 per pupil, and to replace this authorization with a new authorization in the amount of $1,406.30 per pupil. The new authorization would represent a net increase of $1,104.00 per pupil. The authorization proposed in this ballot question would be first effective for taxes payable in 2021. This authorization would be applicable for ten years unless earlier revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the revocation and replacement of the referendum levy authorization proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 2365 be approved? BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

Documents Pertaining to August 11th Election