Tuesday, Americans will decide our nation’s course for the next four years. It seems that every election, we hear from political pundits that we are facing the most important election of our lifetime. Yet setting that hyperbole aside, few can deny this is a very significant election and with every election, informed and robust civic participation is vital.

Minnesota Majority is working to make it easier for you to be informed and cast your ballot with knowledge and confidence. Check out our collection of election information and tools at www.VoteYourValuesMN.org.

You can locate your polling place, review incumbent House members’ voting records and find-out where the candidates stand on the issues. Contact information is provided for all the candidates, so you can ask any last minute questions that still remain unanswered.

Beyond voting, there is still time for you to help make a difference. If you live in one of our spotlighted districts, you can help inform your neighbors on the positions of your legislative candidates by printing and distributing copies of our Candidate Comparison Flyer, or get them to your neighbors by email. 

The major political parties are still recruiting and training poll challengers. A poll challenger is a volunteer observer who stays at a polling place in their district on Election Day. A poll challenger’s job is to assist election judges by acting as another set of eyes and ears to observe general goings-on at the polls, and to challenge voters they have reason to believe are ineligible to vote in that precinct. If you are interested in being a poll challenger, see one of the following for more information:

Volunteer for DFL

Volunteer for GOP

Polls open Tuesday at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM (polls don’t open until 8:00 AM or 10:00 AM in some townships). Please be a part of helping move Minnesota and America in the right direction by being knowledgeable on the candidates and casting your ballot for the individuals who best represent your values.