Absentee Balloting to Begin September 22nd

Absentee voting begins Friday, September 22nd on whether to extend sales tax to fund the City of Marshall’s proposed aquatic center construction. Absentee ballots are available on the 2^nd Floor of City Hall at the City Clerk’s Office or a ballot can be requested online at MNVOTES.ORG.

Voting hours for Absentee will follow the normal hours for City Hall which is 8 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m.

City Hall will also be open one additional day on Saturday November 4^th from 9am until 3pm. The final day to acquire an absentee ballot is Monday, November 6^th and City Hall will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Voters will need to fill out an Absentee Application to receive a ballot. Ballots can be completed at City Hall and immediately returned, or voters can take their ballot home and mail it back to City Hall. A person can deliver up to 3 ballots to City Hall but must show Identification and fill out a form before the ballots can be accepted.

Ballots may NOT be delivered to the polling place.

Voters cannot pick up another person’s ballot but they can drop off the application and the ballot will be mailed.

There will be one question that is a “Yes” or a “No” to extend the existing sales tax. This will not be an increase on property taxes.

An assistive voter device will be available at the start of Absentee Voting.

Residents of Ward 1 will vote on the second floor of the Red Baron Arena, the Marshall Middle School Gymnasium for Ward 2, and the YMCA for Ward 3 on Election Day.

Polls will open at 7am and close at 8pm.
Must be a US Citizen, 18 on election day, have been a Minnesota resident for at least 20 days, and show proof of residence in order to register to vote.
A list of acceptable documents is available on MNVOTES.ORG and will also be listed on the voter registration form.
If you are unsure if you are registered to vote you can contact the Lyon County Auditor/Treasurer office at 507-637-6724 or the same MNVOTE.ORG website has a tool available to check registration.

For further information, please contact City Hall Clerk’s Office at 507-537-6760.