EAST GRAND FORKS – The final day of primary voting in the state of Minnesota is Tuesday, August 13.
Voters have been able to participate in the state’s primary election since late June. The official primary election date is Tuesday, August 13. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at three different locations throughout East Grand Forks.
- District 1 residents will vote at the East Grand Forks Senior Center at 538 Rhinehart Dr. SE.
- Residents of District 2 will vote in the training room on the first floor of East Grand Forks City Hall, 600 DeMers Ave. NW.
- Residents of Wards 3, 4 and 5 will vote at East Grand Forks High School, 1420 Fourth Ave. NW. Voting will take place in the gymnasium and voters will enter the building through Door 2.
To check what district one is in, register, and see a sample ballot, voters can visit www.mnvotes.org. Voters can also register at the polling place if they are not already registered. In East Grand Forks, there are only primary elections for Minnesota’s 7th District U.S. House of Representatives seat and U.S. Senator seat.
In the 7th congressional district of the U.S. House of Representatives, which covers most of western Minnesota, incumbent Representative Michelle Fischbach is seeking the Republican nomination against political outsider John Boyd. AJ Peters, a small business owner, is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.
In the race for the Senate seat, Senator Amy Klobuchar is seeking the Democratic nomination for a fourth term, and Republican-backed Royce White, a politically controversial former NBA player, and Joe Fraser, a veteran and businessman, are vying for the Republican nomination.
The November ballot includes seats for municipal, city, county, school and land and water policy. The election will be held on November 5, with early voting beginning on September 20.
Voigt reports on the government in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.
