Absentee Balloting in the 2018 General Election

This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp Absentee Balloting in the 2018 General Election Office of Secretary of State Steve Simon 180 State Office Building Elections Division 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-215-1440 or 1-877-600-8683 Fax: 651-296-9073 MN Relay Service: 711 Email: elections.dept@state.mn.us Web site: www.sos.state.mn.us

Table of Contents Cost of Report Preparation... 1 Introduction... 1 Overview of Absentee Ballot Data for 2018... 2 Key to Rejection Reasons... 3 Regular Absentee Ballot Summary... 4 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary... 8 Regular Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason... 13 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reasons... 17 Regular Absentee Initial Ballots Reason... 21 Military and Overseas Absentee Initial Ballots Reason... 25

Cost of Report Preparation The total cost for the Office of the Secretary of State to prepare this report was approximately $574. Most of these costs involved staff time in compiling and analyzing data, and preparing the written report. Incidental costs include paper, copying, and other office supplies. Estimated costs are provided in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 3.197, requiring the cost for preparing a report to be provided at the beginning of a report to the legislature. Introduction This mandated report was prepared in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 203B.28, requiring the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State to prepare a statistical report related to absentee voting in the most recent general election. Specifically, Minnesota Statutes, section 203B.28, requires: By January 15 of every odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall provide to the chair and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections a statistical report related to absentee voting in the most recent general election cycle. The statistics must be organized by county, and include: (1) the number of absentee ballots transmitted to voters; (2) the number of absentee ballots returned by voters; (3) the number of absentee ballots that were rejected, categorized by the reason for rejection; (4) the number of absentee ballots submitted pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, along with the number of returned ballots that were accepted, rejected, and the reason for any rejections; and (5) the number of absentee ballots that were not counted because the ballot return envelope was received after the deadlines provided in this chapter. 1

Overview of Absentee Ballot Data for 2018 This mandated report provides data on the number of absentee ballot envelopes, and therefore the enclosed ballots, that were accepted and rejected and the reasons for rejection. While this data is important, it is equally important to know how many eligible voters successfully cast ballots and how many did not. As such, this report provides both the number of rejected ballots by county as well as the number of voters whose absentee ballots were ultimately rejected and not counted. The data on voters only counts each voter once; a voter who had multiple ballots rejected is only counted in the category in which their latest ballot was rejected. If their last ballot was not rejected, but was received late, they are instead accounted for in the category received late. This data reflects data entered into the system by county auditors and municipal clerks and relies on the accuracy of their data entry. Please also note: In addition to the numbers on rejected and accepted absentee ballots, there were 834 voters who had their absentee ballot rejected and successfully voted at their polling place on election day. 2

Key to Rejection Reasons The name on the voter s absentee ballot application did not match the name on the voter s absentee ballot return envelope. Not The address on the voter s absentee ballot application did not match the address on the voter s absentee ballot return envelope. The voter did not sign the certificate printed on the absentee ballot return envelope. Not When compared to the voter s absentee ballot application, neither the voter s identification numbers nor the voter s signature provided on the absentee ballot return envelope matched. This could also occur when a voter provided one number on their online application (DL vs. SSN), but provided a different number on their return materials. The voter was not already registered at this address and failed to include a voter registration application in the absentee ballot return envelope. Return The voter was not already registered at this address and failed to include a voter registration application in the absentee ballot return envelope. It was returned separately, but less than 21 days before the election -- after the deadline for preregistering to vote. The voter was not already registered at this address and did enclose a voter registration application, but failed to sign it. The voter was not already registered at this address and did enclose a voter registration application, but failed to include other required information. The voter s witness did not sign the certification on the absentee ballot envelope. The voter s witness did not provide a Minnesota address, their title indicating that they are an official authorized to give oaths, or a notary stamp on the absentee ballot envelope. Mark Proof The voter was not already registered at this address and was therefore required to show proof of residence to the witness. The witness did not indicate on the absentee ballot return envelope which proof of residence the voter provided. The voter already had another absentee ballot accepted and counted or already voted in-person in the polling place. 3

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Summary By Regular Absentee Ballot Summary Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Aitkin 1,534 1,577 3 1,478 1,447 31 14 5 1,483 Anoka 35,520 36,497 16 33,956 33,566 390 152 109 34,065 Becker 2,783 2,853 1 2,684 2,636 48 20 9 2,693 Beltrami 3,446 3,505 11 3,226 3,170 56 28 24 3,250 Benton 2,222 2,264 5 1,918 1,881 37 22 26 1,944 Big Stone 307 308 0 279 278 1 1 0 279 Blue Earth 5,466 5,599 4 5,091 4,979 112 31 65 5,156 Brown 1,816 1,821 1 1,736 1,730 6 6 9 1,745 Carlton 2,682 2,682 0 2,480 2,473 7 7 0 2,480 Carver 12,242 12,486 11 11,614 11,425 189 85 92 11,706 Cass 2,484 2,558 24 2,387 2,342 45 21 9 2,396 Chippewa 682 696 1 639 634 5 5 3 642 Chisago 4,395 4,479 3 4,120 4,048 72 36 0 4,120 Clay 4,481 4,602 8 4,238 4,130 108 36 31 4,269 Clearwater 476 488 1 456 447 9 0 0 456 Cook 456 460 6 427 395 5 3 0 427 Cottonwood 560 575 0 529 518 11 1 5 534 Crow Wing 6,430 6,563 0 6,126 6,012 114 55 40 6,166 Dakota 59,286 60,415 33 55,456 54,751 702 342 356 55,812 Dodge 1,312 1,334 11 1,216 1,193 23 12 0 1,216 Douglas 3,567 3,654 15 3,435 3,383 52 17 15 3,450 4 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Faribault 739 750 0 679 669 10 5 8 687 Fillmore 1,086 1,111 16 998 986 12 5 8 1,006 Freeborn 2,340 2,404 0 2,239 2,202 37 22 12 2,251 Goodhue 4,122 4,223 10 3,898 3,838 60 22 27 3,925 Grant 278 279 2 269 269 0 0 1 270 Hennepin 195,526 201,568 516 183,421 181,177 2,244 992 774 184,195 Houston 1,049 1,065 0 967 950 17 5 10 977 Hubbard 2,007 2,054 6 1,947 1,899 48 16 13 1,960 Isanti 2,955 3,040 2 2,835 2,775 60 27 0 2,835 Itasca 3,466 3,507 3 3,286 3,270 16 5 8 3,294 Jackson 621 633 1 583 572 11 5 4 587 Kanabec 1,015 1,019 0 956 951 5 3 2 958 Kandiyohi 3,336 3,405 1 3,133 3,072 61 21 0 3,133 Kittson 251 251 0 230 230 0 0 0 230 Koochiching 1,124 1,134 10 1,065 1,054 11 6 7 1,072 Lac Qui Parle 411 413 0 374 366 7 5 1 375 Lake 1,013 1,034 0 937 919 18 9 7 944 Lake Of The Woods 167 169 0 141 138 2 1 1 142 Le Sueur 1,414 1,444 0 1,318 1,292 26 8 0 1,318 Lincoln 256 256 0 242 242 0 0 1 243 Lyon 1,398 1,454 6 1,327 1,279 48 22 6 1,333 McLeod 2,076 2,092 3 1,928 1,920 8 6 1 1,929 Mahnomen 243 249 0 230 225 5 2 1 231 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late 5

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Marshall 287 295 1 272 267 5 2 0 272 Martin 1,260 1,260 3 1,152 1,143 1 1 8 1,160 Meeker 1,265 1,295 2 1,219 1,193 26 7 3 1,222 Mille Lacs 1,578 1,626 5 1,509 1,476 33 13 3 1,512 Morrison 1,938 1,938 0 1,836 1,836 0 0 0 1,836 Mower 2,629 2,702 0 2,474 2,423 51 24 0 2,474 Murray 461 461 0 434 431 3 3 3 437 Nicollet 2,583 2,593 4 2,383 2,381 2 2 16 2,399 Nobles 1,338 1,348 0 1,198 1,194 4 4 7 1,205 Norman 289 291 2 268 268 0 0 1 269 Olmsted 19,299 19,610 0 17,510 17,343 167 95 422 17,932 Otter Tail 4,479 4,507 0 4,250 4,196 34 15 0 4,250 Pennington 812 826 3 776 765 11 6 5 781 Pine 1,525 1,567 9 1,445 1,411 34 13 3 1,448 Pipestone 338 343 0 311 305 6 1 1 312 Polk 1,725 1,769 4 1,648 1,605 43 20 9 1,657 Pope 888 909 1 847 831 16 3 4 851 Ramsey 64,467 66,940 173 60,796 59,513 1,283 598 2 60,798 Red Lake 156 157 0 145 144 1 1 2 147 Redwood 764 774 0 709 702 7 3 7 716 Renville 622 637 0 593 579 14 8 2 595 Rice 6,248 6,414 7 5,823 5,698 125 62 35 5,858 Rock 488 488 0 457 457 0 0 1 458 Roseau 834 850 5 779 769 10 4 0 779 6 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day St. Louis 15,136 15,509 50 13,992 13,646 344 183 116 14,108 Scott 12,916 13,065 12 11,877 11,756 121 66 70 11,947 Sherburne 6,877 6,968 10 6,525 6,445 80 33 25 6,550 Sibley 779 800 4 727 714 13 4 0 727 Stearns 11,013 11,287 0 10,232 9,981 251 101 84 10,316 Steele 2,721 2,763 0 2,613 2,576 37 8 14 2,627 Stevens 449 462 2 423 414 8 2 2 425 Swift 443 443 1 402 400 2 2 2 404 Todd 1,058 1,075 3 976 963 13 5 18 994 Traverse 216 235 1 219 201 18 5 0 219 Wabasha 1,480 1,480 0 1,379 1,376 3 3 13 1,392 Wadena 764 779 0 718 708 10 5 4 722 Waseca 1,040 1,064 0 974 948 26 12 18 992 Washington 34,826 35,038 20 33,344 33,096 248 101 162 33,506 Watonwan 494 521 1 464 444 20 9 0 464 Wilkin 214 214 0 202 202 0 0 0 202 Winona 3,009 3,102 10 2,693 2,621 72 48 29 2,722 Wright 11,042 11,170 18 10,530 10,422 101 38 29 10,559 Yellow Medicine 412 422 0 393 385 8 4 0 393 Total 600,202 614,967 1,081 564,011 555,961 7,980 3,595 2,810 566,821 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late 7

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary By Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Aitkin 16 16 0 12 12 0 0 1 13 Anoka 325 325 2 208 208 0 0 21 229 Becker 26 27 0 14 14 0 0 0 14 Beltrami 45 45 0 30 30 0 0 0 30 Benton 28 28 0 18 18 0 0 1 19 Big Stone 8 9 0 6 6 0 0 1 7 Blue Earth 73 73 0 45 45 0 0 6 51 Brown 22 23 0 20 18 2 1 2 22 Carlton 28 28 0 24 24 0 0 0 24 Carver 131 141 0 88 80 8 5 7 95 Cass 29 30 0 20 20 0 0 3 23 Chippewa 14 14 0 9 9 0 0 2 11 Chisago 124 125 4 27 27 0 0 0 27 Clay 63 63 0 38 38 0 0 4 42 Clearwater 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 Cook 16 16 0 15 15 0 0 0 15 Cottonwood 9 9 0 6 6 0 0 1 7 Crow Wing 70 71 0 50 50 0 0 3 53 Dakota 641 663 6 409 407 2 1 52 461 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late 8

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Dodge 21 21 0 12 12 0 0 0 12 Douglas 28 28 0 20 20 0 0 1 21 Faribault 13 13 0 10 10 0 0 1 11 Fillmore 21 21 0 8 8 0 0 6 14 Freeborn 20 20 0 13 13 0 0 2 15 Goodhue 51 52 0 36 34 2 1 3 39 Grant 7 7 0 6 6 0 0 0 6 Hennepin 2,879 3,000 1 1,967 1,872 95 62 272 2,239 Houston 27 28 1 22 21 1 1 0 22 Hubbard 17 17 0 12 12 0 0 1 13 Isanti 27 27 0 16 16 0 0 0 16 Itasca 31 31 0 21 21 0 0 2 23 Jackson 10 10 0 8 8 0 0 0 8 Kanabec 12 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 12 Kandiyohi 44 44 0 29 29 0 0 0 29 Kittson 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Koochiching 25 25 0 18 18 0 0 1 19 Lac Qui Parle 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Lake 13 13 0 11 11 0 0 0 11 Lake Of The Woods 8 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 Le Sueur 23 24 0 18 18 0 0 2 20 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late 9

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Lincoln 5 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 4 Lyon 24 24 0 16 16 0 0 0 16 McLeod 28 29 0 22 20 2 2 1 23 Mahnomen 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Marshall 5 5 0 4 4 0 0 1 5 Martin 16 16 0 7 7 0 0 0 7 Meeker 21 21 0 13 13 0 0 1 14 Mille Lacs 20 22 0 10 8 2 2 1 11 Morrison 23 23 0 13 13 0 0 0 13 Mower 22 23 0 15 15 0 0 0 15 Murray 7 8 0 3 3 0 0 2 5 Nicollet 40 40 0 29 28 1 1 1 30 Nobles 8 9 0 4 4 0 0 1 5 Norman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olmsted 221 222 0 142 142 0 0 18 160 Otter Tail 85 85 0 60 60 0 0 4 64 Pennington 5 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Pine 21 21 0 11 11 0 0 1 12 Pipestone 5 5 0 4 4 0 0 1 5 Polk 23 25 0 20 18 2 2 1 21 Pope 5 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 Ramsey 1,187 1,205 2 815 811 4 1 111 926 10 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Red Lake 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Redwood 11 11 0 8 8 0 0 1 9 Renville 15 15 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 Rice 162 164 1 106 105 1 1 15 121 Rock 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Roseau 15 15 0 12 12 0 0 0 12 St. Louis 280 282 1 189 185 4 3 23 212 Scott 135 136 0 70 70 0 0 0 70 Sherburne 77 77 1 41 41 0 0 8 49 Sibley 10 11 0 7 7 0 0 0 7 Stearns 187 187 0 120 120 0 0 15 135 Steele 30 30 0 17 17 0 0 4 21 Stevens 7 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 Swift 7 7 0 6 6 0 0 1 7 Todd 25 25 0 17 17 0 0 1 18 Traverse 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 4 Wabasha 27 27 0 13 13 0 0 0 13 Wadena 8 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Waseca 29 29 0 15 15 0 0 3 18 Washington 430 430 1 272 271 1 1 41 313 Watonwan 10 10 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 Wilkin 6 6 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 11 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Summary By Applications Ballots Sent Undeliverable Ballots by Election day Winona 46 46 0 30 30 0 0 2 32 Wright 104 104 0 61 61 0 0 2 63 Yellow Medicine 8 8 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 Total 8,366 8,561 20 5,506 5,379 127 84 658 6,164 Ballots Accepted Voters Ultimately Late 12

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Regular Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason Voters Ultimately Not Not 13 Submitting Ballot Aitkin 14 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 Anoka 152 0 0 6 2 8 1 0 2 30 98 4 0 1 Becker 20 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 Beltrami 28 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 Benton 22 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 3 4 8 1 0 0 Big Stone 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Earth 31 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 18 3 0 0 0 Brown 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 Carlton 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Carver 85 1 1 3 16 24 0 1 9 14 9 7 0 0 Cass 21 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 Chippewa 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chisago 36 1 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 Clay 36 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 13 12 2 0 0 Clearwater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cook 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Cottonwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Crow Wing 55 0 3 3 7 8 0 1 1 22 3 7 0 0 Dakota 342 24 0 18 83 31 0 0 11 98 49 28 0 0 Dodge 12 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 Douglas 17 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 10 1 0 0 0 Faribault 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Voters Ultimately Not Not Submitting Ballot Fillmore 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 Freeborn 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17 0 0 Goodhue 22 7 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hennepin 992 8 6 83 82 120 0 14 51 522 46 53 3 4 Houston 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hubbard 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 0 Isanti 27 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 13 4 1 0 1 Itasca 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Jackson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 Kanabec 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Kandiyohi 21 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 2 Kittson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koochiching 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 Lac Qui Parle 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 Lake 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Lake Of The Woods 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Le Sueur 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyon 22 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 13 0 1 0 McLeod 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 Mahnomen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Voters Ultimately Not Not Submitting Ballot Meeker 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 Mille Lacs 13 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mower 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 Murray 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nicollet 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nobles 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Norman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olmsted 95 1 2 1 1 16 0 1 0 46 2 23 0 2 Otter Tail 15 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Pennington 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Pine 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 Pipestone 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Polk 20 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 Pope 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Ramsey 598 5 4 34 99 34 0 3 16 15 294 81 6 7 Red Lake 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Redwood 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Renville 8 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 Rice 62 1 0 7 5 8 0 3 2 24 5 6 0 1 Rock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roseau 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 St. Louis 183 18 5 17 30 20 1 0 4 50 27 6 1 4 Scott 66 1 0 11 8 8 0 0 0 28 3 7 0 0 Sherburne 33 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 15

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Voters Ultimately Not Not Submitting Ballot Sibley 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Stearns 101 1 5 16 21 20 0 0 1 31 2 2 0 2 Steele 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 Stevens 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Swift 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Todd 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Traverse 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 Wabasha 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wadena 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Waseca 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 Washington 101 0 0 4 27 9 0 2 0 32 27 0 0 0 Watonwan 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 Wilkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winona 48 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 1 30 7 0 0 0 Wright 38 10 0 2 3 8 0 0 0 11 0 4 0 0 Yellow Medicine 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Total 3,595 119 27 259 463 362 2 30 109 1,225 653 295 11 40 16

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reasons Voters Ultimately Not Not 17 Submitting Ballot Aitkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Becker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beltrami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Big Stone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Earth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carlton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carver 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chippewa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chisago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clearwater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cottonwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crow Wing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dakota 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Douglas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Voters Ultimately Not Not Submitting Ballot Faribault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fillmore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Freeborn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goodhue 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hennepin 95 2 0 4 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hubbard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isanti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Itasca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kanabec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kandiyohi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kittson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koochiching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lac Qui Parle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lake Of The Woods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Le Sueur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLeod 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahnomen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Voters Ultimately Not Not 19 Submitting Ballot Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meeker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mille Lacs 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mower 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nicollet 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nobles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olmsted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Otter Tail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pennington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipestone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Polk 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pope 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramsey 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Red Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Redwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Renville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rice 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roseau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

November 6, 2018 Military and Overseas Absentee Ballot Ultimate Rejection Reason By Voters Ultimately Not Not Submitting Ballot Sherburne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sibley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stearns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swift 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Todd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Traverse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wabasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wadena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waseca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watonwan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yellow Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 127 6 4 10 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Initial Ballots Reason By Regular Absentee Initial Ballots Reason Not Not Aitkin 31 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 5 4 0 0 Anoka 390 0 0 26 6 21 1 1 3 70 251 10 0 1 Becker 48 0 0 3 16 2 0 0 0 6 10 11 0 0 Beltrami 56 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 Benton 37 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 3 10 12 1 1 0 Big Stone 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Earth 112 1 0 13 9 2 0 0 0 72 15 0 0 0 Brown 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 Carlton 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Carver 189 7 2 6 46 35 0 1 12 36 26 18 0 0 Cass 45 11 1 6 4 3 0 0 0 15 4 1 0 0 Chippewa 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chisago 72 2 1 3 45 1 0 0 0 12 2 6 0 0 Clay 108 5 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 58 27 2 0 0 Clearwater 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Cook 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Cottonwood 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 Crow Wing 114 2 3 8 15 11 0 2 1 51 8 13 0 0 Dakota 702 57 2 46 147 50 0 1 14 216 105 63 1 0 Dodge 23 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 Douglas 52 1 0 5 0 6 0 1 2 36 1 0 0 0 Submitting Ballot 21

November 6, 2018 Regular Absentee Initial Ballots Reason By Not Not 22 Faribault 10 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Fillmore 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 7 0 0 Freeborn 37 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 26 0 0 Goodhue 60 13 0 5 3 9 0 1 1 20 7 1 0 0 Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hennepin 2,244 21 15 209 219 200 0 19 65 1,253 106 127 6 4 Houston 17 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 Hubbard 48 0 2 4 6 0 0 1 6 15 4 10 0 0 Isanti 60 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 40 7 2 0 1 Itasca 16 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 0 0 Jackson 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 Kanabec 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Kandiyohi 61 2 0 8 4 5 0 0 0 36 3 1 0 2 Kittson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koochiching 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 1 Lac Qui Parle 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 Lake 18 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 Lake Of The Woods 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Le Sueur 26 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16 2 3 0 0 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyon 48 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 34 1 1 0 McLeod 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 Mahnomen 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Marshall 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Submitting Ballot

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