Absentee/Early Voting

Absentee/Early Voting Is Handled by the Wright County Elections Office

Wright County Elections Office
763-682-7671
elections@co.wright.mn.us
3650 Braddock Avenue NE
Buffalo, MN 55313

Voters may submit an absentee ballot application in several ways. Applications can be submitted in person, through the mail, by email as well as fax. Absentee ballot applications can also be submitted through the regular online application process on the Secretary of State's website.

Voting Absentee by Mail

Once the Wright County Elections Office receives your absentee ballot application, they will mail your ballot to you. After you have marked your ballot you will seal in secrecy envelopes and have your signature witnessed. Return the ballot to the Wright County Elections Office. Once they receive your ballot it will be processed by the Wright County Elections Office Absentee Ballot Board.

Voting Absentee in Person

When voting absentee in person you will complete the absentee ballot application process. After you have marked your ballot it will be sealed in secrecy envelopes and witnessed. The ballot will be processed by the Absentee Ballot Board.

Where

NEW Wright County Government Center
3650 Braddock Avenue NE
Buffalo, MN 55313

When

  • 46 days preceding Election Day
  • Monday through Friday during the normal business hours of 8 am-4:30 pm
  • Last Saturday before Election Day 10 am-3 pm

Absentee Early Voting-Direct Balloting

Early voting is a hybrid of the absentee ballot and the polling place, but is still considered voting absentee. After the application process is complete and the ballot has been marked, the voter places their ballot directly into the ballot counter.

Where

NEW Wright County Government Center
3650 Braddock Avenue NE
Buffalo, MN 55313

When

  • Seven days preceding Election Day
  • Monday through Friday during the normal business hours of 8 am-4:30 pm
  • Last Saturday before Election Day 10 am-3 pm

**If you are not already registered to vote at your current address, you will need to fill out a voter registration application and show proof of residence. If you have moved since the last time you voted or if you have not voted in the last four years, you will need to re-register.

Military & Abroad Voting

Voters in the military and those residing outside the United States use a different process to vote absentee. Please visit the Minnesota Secretary of State's website for military and overseas voter services.