Good Question: How Are Votes Counted On Election Day?

By Heather Brown, CBS Minnesota

November 4, 022

Millions will vote in next week's mid-term elections. Here in Minnesota, we have one of the highest turnouts in the country. But determining who won, from governor down to school board, takes a lot of work.

So how is your vote counted? Good Question.

First, if you voted by mail, the county ballot board opens the envelope, accepts or rejects the ballot. That ballot board has both DFL and Republican Party members on it.

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