NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES

TO VOTERS OF: BANGOR TOWNSHIP, BARSNESS TOWNSHIP, BEN WADE TOWNSHIP, CHIPPEWA FALLS TOWNSHIP, GILCHRIST TOWNSHIP, HOFF TOWNSHIP, LAKE JOHANNA TOWNSHIP, LANGHEI TOWNSHIP, NEW PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP, WHITE BEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP, CITY OF CYRUS, CITY OF FARWELL, CITY OF LONG BEACH, CITY OF SEDAN, CITY OF VILLARD, CITY OF WESTPORT

POPE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

1. The following precincts located in Pope County have elected to vote by mail ballot procedure in statewide 

elections as authorized under Minnesota Statutes 204B.45. All other precincts vote at their designated 

polling places on Election Day.

Townships Cities

Bangor Township City of Cyrus

Barsness Township City of Farwell

Ben Wade Township City of Long Beach

Chippewa Falls Township City of Sedan

Gilchrist Township City of Villard

Hoff Township City of Westport

Lake Johanna Township

Langhei Township

New Prairie Township

White Bear Lake Township

2. For 2022 statewide elections, the election dates and the corresponding dates that ballots will be mailed to 

all registered voters in mail ballot precincts are:

Statewide Primary Election:     August 9, 2022

Ballot Mailing Dates:      June 24 – July 26, 2022

Statewide General Election:     November 8, 2022

Ballot Mailing Dates:     September 23 – October 25, 2022

Each voter registered by July 19, 2022, for the Statewide Primary Election, and/or October 18, 2022, for the 

Statewide General Election will be mailed a ballot automatically.

3. Eligible voters not pre-registered by the dates noted, or pre-registered voters wishing to receive their ballot 

at a temporary address, may contact the Pope County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office by phone, mail or in 

person for an absentee ballot application.

4. All ballots may be returned by mail (a postage prepaid return envelope is included when the ballots are 

mailed), be delivered in person, or delivered by a designated agent to:

Pope County Auditor Treasurer

130 E Minnesota Avenue, Suite 218

Glenwood, MN 56334

Ballots must be received no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted. Normal business 

hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

5. In additional to the normal business hours, extended hours for mail ballot voting are:

     Statewide Primary Election:  Saturday, August 6, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.;

Monday, August 8, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

     Statewide General Election: Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; 

Monday, November 7, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

6. The polling place for this election will be at the Pope County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office.

The polls will be open:

Statewide Primary Election: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

      Statewide General Election: Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

At least one assistive voting device will be available at the polling place that permits persons with disabilities 

to vote privately and independently, and that permits any voter to submit their ballot to be automatically 

checked and corrected for voting errors prior to being cast and counted.

7. All mail ballots will be counted at the Pope County Courthouse after 8:00 p.m. on the respective election 

dates.

Additional information is available by contacting the Pope County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 

130 E Minnesota Avenue, Glenwood, MN 56334, 320-634-7706 or elections@popecountymn.gov.

/s/ Stephanie Rust                             5-15-22  

Stephanie Rust Date

Pope County Auditor-Treasurer

May 30