After a flurry of GOP optimism about flipping the state for former President Donald Trump, Minnesota Republicans and outside groups are focusing on legislative races — not on the top of the ticket.

Election Day isn't until Nov. 5, but voting in Minnesota for the 2024 presidential election has already begun. Why it matters: This results of these elections will determine which party has a majority at the state Capitol,

While there was a ''glitch'' in Minnesota's new automatic voter registration system, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Thursday that nobody who was ineligible voted in the August primary as a result of the problem.

Voters in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia lined up to fill out their 2024 ballots in person on Friday. CBS News' Natalie Brand is on the ground in the Old Dominion state.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said his office is well prepared to handle early voting as the 2024 presidential election nears. Early voting for the 2024 presidential election in the state begins at 8 a.

Voters in Minnesota, Virginia and South Dakota will begin casting ballots for the 2024 presidential contest Friday as officials work to address concerns about election security and delivery problems with the U.

Expanded early voting hours, automatic registration and preregistration for teenagers could make it easier for the state’s eligible voters to cast ballots this year compared to past presidential elections.

At a polling site in Minneapolis, Jason Miller, a 37-year-old house painter, arrived well before the polls opened at 8 a.m. and was first in line. He was among roughly 75 people who cast ballots in the first hour at the city’s early voting center. “Why not try to be first? That’s kind of fun, right?” he said.

Minnesota nonprofit 100 Rural Women hopes to bring more students and young women into political leadership roles.

Early voting in Minnesota opened on Friday, September 20, one of the earliest voting periods in the country. This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal.

The 2024 presidential election is officially underway as early voting opens in states like Minnesota and Virginia.