Author: lwvcnhepr2020

The public is invited to attend the forums. Questions may be submitted at lwvnha@lwvmn.org up to the day before each forum. Attendees may submit written questions during the forum.

Criteria to think about when asking your question(s):

• They should focus on the future and not be based on hindsight.
• Keep the question subject relevant to this forum or election race.
• Questions that are of a personal nature, embarrassing, inappropriately hostile or unclear in intent will not be asked.
• All questions must be addressed to all candidates.
• Questions may be consolidated or edited.

Recordings of the forums will be posted at lwvnha.org or the LWV Crystal New Hope East Plymouth Robbinsdale Facebook page.

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Thursday, September 10th, 2026           

New Hope City Council

New Hope City Hall, 7 pm   

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Wednesday, September 16th, 2026

Crystal City Council, Section 2

Crystal City Hall, 7 pm

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Thursday, September 17th, 2026

MN House of Representatives 43A

New Hope City Hall, 7 pm

Plymouth Mayor, City Council Ward 4 and At-Large

Plymouth City Hall, 7 pm

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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026

CORRECTION: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

Robbinsdale Wards 3 & 4

Crystal City Hall, 7 pm

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

MN Senate 42 and House of Rep. 442 A and B

Plymouth City Hall, 7 pm

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Thursday, September 24th, 2026

Robbinsdale Area School Board

Ed. Service Center School Board Room, 7 pm

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Tuesday, October 6th, 2026

Robbinsdale Area School District

Special Referendum Information Program, 7 pm

Location: TBD

Note: LWV does not hold forums for unopposed candidates.

June 26th, 2026 marks the start of early voting for the August 11 Primary Election!   County election offices are now open for in-person voting. Many cities also offer additional early voting hours. Check with your local city or county election office for details.   There are three ways to vote in Minnesota:

By Mail: Minnesotans can vote by mail by requesting a ballot at mnvotes.gov/absentee starting June 26. About 150,000 Minnesotans live in mail-ballot precincts and will be mailed a ballot automatically if they are registered to vote. To be counted, absentee ballots returned in-person must be received by local election offices by 5 p.m. on Election Day. Absentee ballots returned by mail and mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters can track their ballot at mnvotes.gov/trackmyballot. 

Early In-Person: Minnesotans can vote early in person at their county election offices and designated early voting centers during business hours between June 26 and August 10. Check your county elections website for available early voting locations. Beginning on July 24, voters can cast their ballot into a ballot tabulator using the new early voting process. Learn more about voting early in-person.

In-Person on Election Day: Minnesotans can vote in-person at their local polling place on Tuesday, August 11. Find your polling place at mnvotes.gov/pollfinder. Check your registration online at mnvotes.gov/register. All polling places are open until 8 p.m. As long as voters are in line to vote by 8 p.m. they can vote. In Minnesota, people can register to vote on election day. 

Get to Know Your Candidates. Go to www.VOTE411.

League of Women Voters Condemns Unwarranted Federal Presence and Military Escalation in Minnesota

“Minnesota is grieving and on edge. The growing presence and activities of federal immigration enforcement agents have terrorized, suppressed, and irreparably harmed our community. At a moment when Minnesotans deserve transparency, accountability, care, and calm leadership, the President has instead chosen to escalate fear by threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act and to place federal military forces on standby.”

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