A new bill was introduced this year allowing MN students who are 16 and 17 to be able to pre-register to vote. This allows them to be automatically registered to vote when they turn 18.
There are a...
For the past couple of years, Park’s high school has been a voting precinct for the community to use. This year the polls opened Nov. 7 in the activity center. With the construction, Park voters had...
Ranked choice voting is a system where voters get to rank the candidates from the same office in the order that they like best. The last time this method of voting was used in Park was in 2021, since ranked...
In June 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill that allows for teenagers aged 16 and 17 to pre-register for voting. While this bill does not allow them to partake in voting at elections, it...
The city of St. Louis Park held local elections Nov. 2. The races for Wards 1, 2 and 4 seats were uncontested, and Sue Budd got 43 percent of votes for Ward 3. However, since Budd didn’t reach 50 percent...
After discovering former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the projected winner of the 2020 election, junior Semona Robel said she felt an overwhelming sense of relief, as she believes Biden will work...
In my final days of volunteering for the Biden-Harris campaign, I had a rather frustrating conversation with a first-time voter. This voter was feeling very discouraged by the vile partisanship of this...
While absentee and early voting are viable voting methods during the pandemic, in-person voting remains an option for Park residents. As a result of the recent court ruling on absentee ballots, officials...
In an Oct. 30 2-1 ruling, the Eighth U.S. Circuit of Appeals judges ordered all ballots to be received by a polling place by 8 p.m. Election Day in order to count.
Senior Sophie Yakes said this ruling...
Below is a brief overview of all 21 candidates on the Hennepin Country general ballot.
President and Vice-President
Candidate: Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence
Party: Republican
Additional...
Along with others, junior Semona Robel participates in organizing individual voter outreach to ensure Park seniors are voting this year. According to Robel, taking part in voter registration outreach is...
