by Pat Kriesel
The League of Women Voters of Northfield/Cannon Falls (LWVNCF) and the Northfield News are joining forces to bring a candidates’ forum to the citizens of Northfield. On Thursday, August 28, from7:00 to 9:00 pm, the candidates for the primary races in Northfield will respond to questions in a live interview session held in [...]
Thursday, August 28—Northfield City Council Candidates’ Forum, City Hall Council Chambers, 7-9 p.m., starting with Council-at-Large position, then the Mayoral candidates, and ending with the Third Ward Council position. Mary Carlsen will be the moderator. Co-sponsored with Northfield News. Televised for replay on NTV.
Tuesday, September 2–Forum for Rice County District #5 [...]
A letter written to the Northfield News:
Ms. Smith,
Would you please correct the information in the January 30th NEWS about straw balloting for presidential candidates at the Feb. 5th precinct caucuses. It was misleading because each party’s procedure differs. For example, votes at DFL caucuses will not be straw ballots. Here is how the DFL website [...]
FROM OFFICE OF THE RICE COUNTY AUDITOR:Per M.S. 202A.16 Caucus, Who May Participate and Vote
Subdivision 1. Only those individuals who are or will be eligible to vote at the time of the next state general election, may vote or be elected a delegate or officer at the precinct caucus. An eligible voter may [...]
Locally Grown and KYMN are hosting a debate among the three Senate District 25 candidates tomorrow night. The candidates are Ray Cox, Republican; Kevin Dahle, Democrat; and Vance Norgaard, Independent.
Questions you would like to have asked may be submitted to Locally Grown. Go to
http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2794/
If you are heading out of town for the holidays or Winter Break, don’t forget to bring along your right to vote!
Absentee Voter Instructions:
Residents of State Senate District 25 who plan to be out of town on the date of the upcoming Special Primary Election (Tuesday, December 18) and/or the Special Election (Thursday, January [...]
Political parties will hold their caucus on Tuesday starting at 7:00 p.m. The following information is from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s web page:
What is a precinct caucus?
Precinct caucuses are every citizen’s opportunity to take “ownership” in a major political party whose principals or candidates they support or intend to support. The caucus is a [...]
Candidate Forum
Monday, October 11,
Northfield Community Resource Center Rm. 22 103
9:30-11:30 a.m.
City, County, MN House and Northfield School Board candidates
invited.
Public welcome
October 11th, 7 PM, St. Peters Lutheran Church, AAUW Northfield
chapter hosting a meeting about the upcoming election, including
Jacqui Dorsey talking about judicial elections
Downtown Northfield will be the place to be Saturday, October 2. The Downtown merchants are having a Fall Festival and the League of Women Voters will have a candidates’ fair on Bridge Square.
The candidates’ fair will help local voters prepare for casting ballots in the general election to be held November 2. It will be [...]
