Elections & Voting

 
 

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St. Louis County strives to ensure that the registration and election process is provided to all eligible citizens in accordance with applicable laws and rules in the most efficient, effective, and timely manner for St. Louis County and its municipalities.

Voters

2024 Polling Place Locations

Absentee Voting

ABSENTEE VOTER APPLICATION INFORMATION

If you are a resident of St. Louis County and want to vote by absentee ballot, you must complete and submit an absentee ballot application. Absentee ballots will be available 46 days before an election. Minnesota voters no longer need a reason to vote absentee.
 

You may check the status of your application or ballot on the Secretary of State website.
 

To apply online, click on the appropriate link below:

          Online Absentee Ballot Application

          Online Military/Overseas FPCA Application
 

To download a paper application, click on the appropriate link below:

          Paper Absentee Ballot Application

          Paper Military/Overseas FPCA Absentee Ballot Application
 

Applications should be returned to the County Auditor's office by mail, fax, or e-mail and will be forwarded to the appropriate city, town, or school district clerk if necessary.
 

St. Louis County Auditor
100 North  5th Avenue West, Room 214
 Duluth, MN 55802-1293

E-mail: elections@stlouiscountymn.gov
Fax: (218) 725-5060

Telephone: (218) 726-2385
Toll Free: 1-800-450-9777 (Minnesota only)

In-Person Absentee Voting Locations

In-Person Absentee Locations        
        
The cities below offer in-person absentee voting for their specific jurisdictions.  

City/Town Address Phone Hours
Duluth, City 411 W 1st St, Duluth, 55802 (218) 730-5500 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)
Babbitt  71 South Dr, Babbitt, 55706 (218) 827-3647 7:30 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
Biwabik, City 321 N. Main Street, Biwabik, 55708 (218) 865-4183 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
Buhl  300 Jones Ave, Buhl, 55713 (218) 258-3226 7:00 am - 4:00 pm (M-THU),& 7:00 am - 11:00 am (F)
Chisholm 316 West Lake St, Chisholm, 55719 (218) 254-7902 6:30 am - 4:00 pm (M-THU),& 7:00 am - 12:00 pm (F)
Cook 127 S. River Street, Cook, 55723 (218) 666-2200 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (M-F)
Ely 209 E Chapman St, Ely, 55731 (218) 226-5474 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
Eveleth 413 Pierce St, Eveleth, 55734 (218) 744-7563 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
Gilbert 16 S. Broadway Street, Gilbert, 55741 (218) 748-2232 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
Hermantown 5105 Maple Grove Rd, Hermantown, 55811 (218) 729-3600 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)
Hibbing 401 E 21st St, Hibbing, 55746 (218) 262-3486 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)
Hoyt Lakes 206 Kennedy Memorial Dr, Hoyt Lakes, 55750 (218) 225-2344 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (M), 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Tues-Thu), & 7:30 - 11:30 am (F)
Mt. Iron 8586 Enterprise Dr S, Mt. Iron, 55768 (218) 748-7570 7:30 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)
Rice Lake 4107 W Beyer Rd, Duluth, 55803 (218) 721-3778 7:30 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
Tower 602 Main Street Tower, 55790 (218) 753-4070 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (M-THU), & 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Virginia 327 S 1st St, Virginia, 55792 (218) 748-7500 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (M-F)
City of Aurora and
Twp. of White
16 West 2nd Ave North, Aurora, 55705 (218) 229-2813 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (M-F)

   
For Federal, State, and County elections, all St. Louis County residents can vote in-person at the County Auditor’s Office at the following locations:    
        
Duluth Courthouse  
100 North 5th Avenue West        
Duluth, MN 55802-1293        
(218) 726-2385        
        
Virginia Government Services Center     
201 South 3rd Avenue West        
Virginia, MN 55792         
(218) 749-7104        
        
Absentee ballots can be delivered in-person during the hours listed below.

Business Hours:

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 PM

 

Extended County Absentee Voting Hours

Saturday, March 2, 2024            9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 4, 2024              8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 10, 2024         9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Monday, August 12, 2024           8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 2024        9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Tuesday, October 29, 2024        8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 2, 2024      9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 3, 2024        9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Monday, November 4, 2024        8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

County offices will be closed on the following days:

Monday, January 1, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Monday, February 19, 2024
Monday, May 27, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Monday, September 2, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
 

 

2024 Township Election Absentee Voting

The districts below offer in-person absentee voting for their specific jurisdictions. 

When mailing correspondence, please send to the care of "Town/City Clerk".

 

Town Address Phone Hours Available for Voting
Alango Mail To: 9203 Mikkila Rd
Angora, MN 55703
218-780-1182 By Mail
Alden Mail To: 7404 Laine Rd
Two Harbors, MN 55616
218-591-3918 By Mail
Angora Mail To: 8936 HWY 1
Angora, MN 55703
218-750-7415 By Mail
Arrowhead Mail To: 9798 HWY 2
Brookston, MN 55711
218-879-6916 By Mail
Ault Mail To: 1839 Brimson Rd
Brimson, MN 55602
218-848-2400 By Mail
Balken Balkan Township Office
5524 HWY 73
Chisholm, MN 55719
218-254-3967 Mon-Thu (9 am -3 pm);
Fri (9 am -12 pm)
Bassett Mail To: 1434 Town Hall Rd
PO Box 2
Brimson, MN 55602
218-340-5819 By Mail
Beatty Mail To: 8835 Beatty Rd.
Cook, MN 55723
218-666-2932 By Mail
Biwabik TWP Biwabik Town Hall
6555 Oak Dr
Gilbert, MN 55741
218-865-4238 Tue/Thu (8 am - 10 am)
Breitung Breitung Community Center
33 1st Ave
Soudan, MN 55782
218-753-6020 Tue-Thu (8 am - 4 pm)
Camp 5 Mail To: 10707 HWY 23
Orr, MN 55771
218-750-2535 By Mail
Canosia Mail To: 4896 Midway Rd
Duluth MN 55811
218-260-5600 By Mail
Cedar Valley Mail To: 8005 Cedar Valley Rd
Floodwood, MN 55736
218-476-2390 By Mail or Appointment
Cherry Mail To: 9831 Hwy 37
Iron MN 55751
218-262-4158 By Mail
Clinton Mail To: PO Box 147
Iron MN 55751
218-744-5591 By Mail
Colvin Colvin Town Hall
2579 Vermilion Trail
Makinen, MN 55763
218-780-3577 By Mail or Appointment
Cotton Cotton Community Center
9087 Hwy 53
Cotton MN 55724
218-482-3213 By Mail or Appointment
Duluth TWP Duluth Town Hall
6092 Homestead Rd
Duluth MN 55804
218-525-5705 Tue (9 am - 12 am); Wed (9 am - 2 pm);
Thur (9 am -5 pm); Fri (9 am - 2 pm)
Ellsburg Melrude Town Hall
1767 Melrude Rd
Cotton MN 55767
218-482-3407 Tues (10 am - 12 pm)
Elmer Mail To: 7882 HWY 5
Meadowlands, MN 55765
218-427-2342 By Mail
Fairbanks Mail To: 3345 Brimson-Toimi Rd
Brimson, MN 55602
218-848-8063 By Mail
Field Mail to: 9998 E Lind Rd
Angora MN 55703
218-666-2487 By Mail
Fine Lakes 10912 Lindstrom Rd
Floodwood MN 55736
218-390-9249 By Mail or Appointment
French Mail To: 12570 East Rd
Side Lake, MN 55781
218-254-5611 By Mail
Gnesen Gnesen Community Center
6356 Howard Gnesen Rd
Duluth, MN 55803
218-721-3158 Mon/Wed (7 am - 3 pm)
Great Scott Mail To: 404 Main St
Kinney, MN 55758
218-258-3810 By Mail
Greenwood Greenwood Town Hall
3000 County Rd 77
Tower, MN 55790
218-753-2231 Tue/Wed/Thur (10 am to 2 pm);
3/9 (10 am to 12 pm); 3/11 (1 pm to 5 pm)
Halden Mail To: 5523 Savanna Rd
Floodwood, MN 55736
218-476-2684 By Mail
Kabetogama Mail To: 9707 Gamma Rd
Kabetogama, MN 56669
218-875-2603 By Mail
Kelsey 8734 Hwy 29
Kelsey MN 55724
218-427-2323 By Mail or Appointment
Lakewood Mail To: 3110 Strand Rd
Duluth, MN 55803
218-525-4991 By Mail
Lavell Mail To: 2189 HWY 5
Hibbing, MN 55746
218-263-9787 By Mail
Leiding Mail To: 10707 HWY 23
Orr, MN 55771
218-355-0163 By Mail
Linden Grove Mail To: 11105 HWY 1
Cook, MN 55723
909-800-0520 By Mail
McDavitt PO Box 368
Forbes MN 55738
218-744-1092 By Mail
Meadowlands TWP Mail To: 7758 Western Ave
Meadowlands, MN 55765
218-427-2394 By Mail
Midway Midway Town Hall
3230 Midway Rd
Proctor, MN 55810
218-628-7135 Mon/Wed/Thur (9 am -11:30 am)
Morcom Mail To: 12512 HWY 22
Cook, MN 55723
218-969-5812
218-741-7776
By Mail or Appointment
Morse Morse Town Hall
911 S Central Ave
Ely, MN 55731
218-365-2613 3/9 (10 am - 12 pm); 3/12 (1 am - 5 pm)
Normanna Mail To: 6083 Lakewood Rd
Duluth, MN 55804
218-525-1848 By Mail
North Star Mail To: 7700 Pequaywan Lake Rd
Duluth MN 55803
218-260-0543 By Mail
Northland 7271 HWY 53
Canyon, MN 55717
218-345-8225 By Mail or Appointment
Pequaywan Mail To: 3081 Little Cloquet River Rd,
Duluth MN 55803
218-848-2820 By Mail
Sandy Mail To: 7580 Hill Rd
Virginia, MN 55792
218-741-1474 By Mail
Solway Solway Town Hall
4029 Munger Shaw Rd
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-729-5134 Tue/Wed (9 am - 3 pm);
Thur (7 am - 1 pm)
Stoney Brook Mail To: 8707 Pine Dr
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-340-9761 By Mail
Sturgeon Sturgeon Town Hall
9075 Hwy 73
Angora, MN 55703
218-969-6381 Mon-Fri (4 pm - 8 pm)
Toivola Mail To: 9063 Hwy 5
Toivola, MN 55765
218-427-2107 By Mail
Van Buren Mail To: 11792 Parantala Rd
Floodwood, MN 55736
218-476-2833 By Mail
Vermilion Lake Mail To: 6703 Wahlsten Rd
Tower, MN 55790
218-749-2902 By Mail
Wuori Wuori Town Hall
7449 Werner Rd
Virginia MN 55792
218-741-0997 Mon/Tue/Wed (8:30 am - 4:30 pm)

2024 Election Sample Ballots

Sample Ballots for upcoming elections will posted here.

 

 

Candidates

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Phil Chapman
Deputy Auditor
Supervisor of Elections