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Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services took this photo of pallets of ballots for the upcoming election.

What you need to know about voting for the 2020 election

09/14/2020 10:43 AM

Ahead of November's election, do you want to know how to register to vote? Are you wondering how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the voting process this year? Do you need information on how to submit your ballot? Here are some things to know about this year's election process...

TRUTH TEST: Does Trump plan to eliminate Social Security? No.

Federal judge extends deadline for Wisconsin ballots

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, a person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mail box in Omaha, Neb. U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can’t guarantee ballots sent by mail will arrive on time have put a spotlight on the narrow timeframes most states allow to request and return those ballots.

Democrats unveiling temporary funding bill to avert shutdown

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington.

Harris to keynote DFL's annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, file photo, Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, of California, speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. Labor Day kicks off the unofficial start to fall election campaign.

Trump: Court finalists at 4 or 5, announcement by week's end

President Donald Trump wraps up his speech at a campaign rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C.

In this late Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at the Supreme Court in Washington, to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the high court's liberal justices, and a champion of gender equality. Her death leaves a vacancy that could be filled with a more conservative justice by President Donald Trump.

Nation gathers to honor Ginsburg, Republicans push to fill seat

Condolences from public figures across the divide came with opening salvos in the struggle over her replacement. Republicans are pressing for preelection action on a Trump nominee; Democrats for a post-election, post-inauguration nomination that they hope will come from a new president, Joe Biden. Trump says he'll name his choice this week....

Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds

People gather at the Supreme Court to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Washington.

2nd GOP senator a 'no' to filling court seat before election

People gather at the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday night, Sept. 19, 2020, to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the high court's liberal justices, and a champion of gender equality. Her death leaves a vacancy that could be filled with a more conservative justice by President Donald Trump.

As Trump considers a nominee to succeed Ginsburg, major political battles await

The American flag blows in the wind after it was lowered to half-staff Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Washington, after the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.

Trump to Senate: Vote 'without delay' on his high court pick

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Bemidji, Minn.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens at a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote

Here's a look at what key Republican senators were saying in the past — and what they are saying now — about filling a seat on the Supreme Court during an election year ...

Ginsburg's death draws big surge of donations to Democrats

People gather at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington.

Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker

In this May 14, 2020 file photo, a person carries a sign supporting QAnon at a protest rally in Olympia, Wash. Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to a Tennessee state lawmaker’s re-election campaign after she used social media to amplify and promote the QAnon conspiracy theory. That's according to an Associated Press review of campaign finance records and online posts by Republican state Rep. Susan Lynn.

McConnell: Senate will vote on Trump court pick

FILE - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

Trump, Biden both seek to gain support in Minnesota during dueling visits

From left, Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Del; President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, June 20, 2020.

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks with author Jeffrey Rosen at the National Constitution Center Americas Town Hall at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.

Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria

Early voting begins Friday in Minnesota

Biden to visit Duluth on Friday

Biden's campaign announced he'll tour a union training center in the city in the afternoon, although a specific time wasn't given ...

FILE - In this July 28, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del.

Leave of absence for health official in furor over meddling

The Trump administration health official embroiled in a furor over political meddling with the coronavirus response is taking a leave of absence, the government announced Wednesday...

In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Former Donald Trump campaign official Michael Caputo, left, joined by his attorney Dennis C. Vacco, leaves after being interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee staff investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage

President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall Tuesday that he had played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although there is an audio recording of him stating he did just that...

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Washington.

Medical

1st COVID-19 saliva testing site to open Wednesday in Duluth

MDH said it plans to open as many as nine more sites across the state to give health officials a chance to see what kind of demand they should expect for additional saliva testing sites in the coming weeks ...

Local

So Minnesota: Franconia Sculpture Park in Chisago County

They say art is in the eye of the beholder....

Business

Local businesses affected by pandemic, unrest to temporarily open in the Mall of America

Located on the second level of the mall's south side, the 5,000-square-foot Community Commons space will include apparel and accessories, art, food and beverages, personal care, and gifts...

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TRUTH TEST: Does Trump plan to eliminate Social Security? No.

Federal judge extends deadline for Wisconsin ballots

Democrats unveiling temporary funding bill to avert shutdown

Harris to keynote DFL's annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner

Trump: Court finalists at 4 or 5, announcement by week's end

1st COVID-19 saliva testing site to open Wednesday in Duluth

So Minnesota: Franconia Sculpture Park in Chisago County

Local businesses affected by pandemic, unrest to temporarily open in the Mall of America

Family calls for accountability after 23-year-old dies following apparent suicide attempt at Hennepin County Jail

MDH COVID-19 briefing: Fall sports changes, 1st saliva testing site to open, mitigating risk of transmission

U of M researchers checking dorm sewage for signs of COVID-19

Teen charged in connection to fatal shooting in North Minneapolis

TRUTH TEST: Does Trump plan to eliminate Social Security? No.

Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting

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