League of Women Voters

On August 14, Minnesota held its primaries. The statewide turnout was very low, 9% (the second lowest since 1950). In Northfield, 14.2% of registered voters turned out to vote.

Not sure if you are registered? To check your registration status, or your precinct location click here: Voter Registration Look-up

To find out where you vote in November, or to register to vote absentee, see the Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s website: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=134

• Saturday October 6, 10am-12pm at City Hall - State House and State Senate
• Saturday October 13, 10am-12pm at City Hall - City Council Ward 2 and At Large and Mayor
• Thursday October 25, 6-8pm at Senior Center - County Commissioner District 1 and 2

The League is pleased to bring you several opportunities over the next few months to meet candidates standing for election, and to learn about the issues that we will vote on in November.

At the beginning of each legislative session, League of Women Voters Northfield - Cannon Falls requests informal interviews with each of the State Senators and Representatives who represent our area. Presented below are the notes from the League's…

We're proud to announce the launch of our collaboration with Northfield Citizens Online - the Election 2010 page at Northfield.org. Read about the candidates' positions on a range of relevant local issues in their own…

On Monday, October 18, at 7:00 p.m. Northfield City Hall, there will be a candidate forum for the public to hear Northfield School Board and City Council candidates.  They will respond to prepared questions and those from the audience. On Saturday, October 23, at 9:30 a.m., candidates for Minnesota…

The League of Women Voters is hosting a forum with candidates for Northfield city council tonight.  (See the Home page.)  You can attend,  at 7:00 p.m. in the Northfield City Council Chambers, or you can listen in on KYMN (

The filing period to run for Northfield City Council, and Rice County Commissioners begins next week on Tuesday May 18 and runs through Tuesday, June 1.   The Northfield League of Women Voters urges all interested residents to consider running for public office as a way to serve your…

Here's a link to the show last night (Friday, January 22, 2010) where Keesha Gaskins with the League of Women Voters Minnesota squared off against noted conservative David Strom:  http://www.tpt.org/almanac/

Click on segment "Supreme Court Weighs In on Campaign…

Washington, DC –The following is a statement by Mary G. Wilson, national president of the League of Women Voters on the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The…

submitted : May 3,2009, by Kiffi Summa

At the April 30, 2009, annual meeting of the LWV Northfield-Cannon Falls Area, we were informed about judicial finance issues by the Chief Judge of the Third District, the Honorable Wm. Johnson.  Judge Johnson has  been a judge, for I believe he said,…

On October 30, The League of Women Voters of Northfield held its final forum, for the candidates of the City of Northfield. Included are Ward 3 (04:00), 4-year At-large (21:48), Ward 2 (38:30), 2-year At-large (54:35), and Mayor…