Absentee Voting Starting for Minnesota's August 13th Primary

UNDATED (WJON News) -- Absentee voting starts Friday for the August 13th Primary election.

St. Cloud residents are narrowing the field of six mayoral candidates down to the top two who will move on to the General election.

Anne Buckvold
Mike Conway
Carol Lewis
James F. Trantina III
Jake Anderson
Steven Dwaine Schiller

Also, the field of 16 candidates running for three at-large city council seats will be trimmed down to the top six that will move on to the General election.

Scott Brodeen
Tami Calhoun
Alex Cutchey
Bill Doll
Mindy Ellingson
Charlie Hobbs
George Hontos
Lenora Hunt
Hudda Ibrahim
Mark Johnson
Nicholas Lengvel
Emmanual Oppong
Michael H. Peterson
Garrett Zimmerman
Patrick Crooks
Omar Abdullahi Podi

In Sauk Rapids, residents have three men running for mayor with the top two in the Primary election moving on to the General election.

Nicholas Sauer
Andrew Neussendorfer
Jason Ellering

Absentee voting is open for 46 days before the August 13th Primary.

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Residents in Stearns County may vote absentee in person at the St. Cloud City Lake George Municipal Complex or at the Stearns County Service Center Election Office in Waite Park. Voters can apply for absentee ballots online at mnvotes.org or contact their county's Auditor-Treasurer's office and an application will be mailed to you.