Elections: How to register, when and where to vote
2024 election:
- General Election: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
How to register to vote
- Online: Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State website to register online.
- In person: Download a paper form or pick up a registration form and return at the Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, Freeborn County Government Center, 411 South Broadway Ave. Return the completed form to the same location.
- Election Day: Register to vote at your polling place on Election Day.
When and where to vote
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election days. The City of Albert Lea is divided into 6 wards. To see which ward you live in:
- Consult the ward map
- Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State website for your city council ward and polling place (where you vote, map and directions).
Ward 1: Freeborn County Fairgrounds, Fairlane Building, 1105 Bridge Ave.
Ward 2: First Lutheran Church, 301 Clark St. W.
Ward 3: United Methodist Church, 702 South Highway 69
Ward 4: Grace Lutheran Church, 918 Garfield Ave.
Ward 5: Albert Lea National Guard Armory, 410 Prospect Ave.
Ward 6: Assembly of God Church, 1540 South Shore Drive
Absentee voting
The Freeborn County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office oversees absentee voting.
Absentee ballots are available 46 days before the State Primary and General Elections. The Auditor-Treasurer’s Office must receive a completed absentee ballot application before issuing a ballot to a voter. Absentee ballots must be returned to the Auditor-Treasurer’s Office no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. Mail or bring ballots to the Freeborn County Government, 411 S. Broadway Ave., Albert Lea, MN 56007.
Voters may also cast an absentee ballot in person during the 46-day absentee period at the Freeborn County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 411 South Broadway Ave., Albert Lea. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
General Election
- 2nd Saturday before the election 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (October 26, 2024)
- Tuesday (one week before the election) until 7:00 p.m. (October 29, 2024)
- Saturday before the election 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (November 2, 2024)
- Sunday before the election 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (November 3, 2024)
- Monday before the election until 5:00 p.m. (November 4, 2024)
For more information
Contact City Clerk Daphney Maras at 507-377-4335 or [email protected].