{"id":79,"date":"2020-01-04T09:32:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T15:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:02:41","slug":"election-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/election-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Election Important Dates &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImportant Dates\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCampus &#038; Community Events\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>There are elections happening in Northfield in August and November in 2026. See below for important deadlines and dates in fall 2026 for Minnesota voters:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>September 18: Early Voting Begins! Visit the Northfield City Hall&#8217;s early voting location to cast your ballot.<\/li>\n<li>October 13: Last day to pre-register to vote! (but don&#8217;t worry&#8230;Minnesota has same day registration, too!)<\/li>\n<li>October 16: First day to early vote at the Northfield City Hall AND use your ID + the housing list (provided by the college) to register!<\/li>\n<li>October 31: Special early voting hours at Northfield City Hall (8 am-3 pm).<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 3: ELECTION DAY!<\/strong> St. Olaf students who live on campus can vote in\u00a0<strong>The Pause, Buntrock Commons<\/strong> from 7 am-8 pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Calluna, 'Big Caslon', Cambria, serif;\">If you are not already registered to vote, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.civicnation.org\/register\/allintovote_stolafcollege\/\">St. Olaf Voter Registration portal<\/a> to get started. Note that if you plan to vote at a permanent address that e<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Calluna, 'Big Caslon', Cambria, serif;\">ach state has its own deadlines to register. Some states do not offer online registration and others do not allow same-day registration. Every state has different rules regarding absentee\/mail-in voting, too. 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