ELECTION INFORMATION

Residents of the City of Baudette, You vote at: 

CITY OF BAUDETTE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 
106 W MAIN STREET 
BAUDETTE, MN 56623 

218-634-1850 

All other residents of Lake of the Woods County: 

Ballots will be mailed to registered voters approximately 30 days before the election. You may mail your ballot back or drop it off at your polling place on Election Day  

You vote at: 
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY AUDITOR TREASURER OFFICE 
206 8TH AVE SE STE 260 
BAUDETTE, MN 56623 

218-634-2836 

Learn more about polling places here. 

Lake of the Woods County is a mail-in ballot county. If you are a registered voter, who lives outside of the City of Baudette, you should get your ballot by mail at the address you provided when you registered to vote.  Learn more about your polling place here.    
Voter Registration 

The Minnesota Secretary of State website provides information about voting in Minnesota.  Below are links to just some of the important voting resources on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. 

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• Register to Vote: Register to vote online, print an application or check to see if you are already registered. 
• Election Day Voting: Find out where and what times you can vote and more. 
• Ways to Vote: Learn about mail-in ballots, absentee ballots and voting early. 
• Track your Ballot: Check to see if your absentee or mail ballot was received. Please remember to allow time for processing. 

In Minnesota, you can vote early with an absentee ballot starting 46 days before Election Day. You can request an absentee ballot online for federal, state, and county elections.

As a reminder, Lake of the Woods County is a mail-in ballot county. If you are a registered voter, who lives outside of the City of Baudette, you should get your ballot by mail at the address you provided when you registered to vote.

Here are just a few reasons why a resident of Lake of the Woods County may want to request an absentee ballot:

1. You will be away from home when your mail-in ballot arrives (more info?).
2. Military and voters living abroad can use a special process to vote absentee.
3. You live in the City of Baudette and would like to vote by absentee ballot, instead of going to the polling place on election day.

For more information about absentee ballots you can visit the MN Secretary of State website or call the Lake of the Woods Auditor /Treasurer Office at 218-634-2836.