Elections
Important Dates:
Presidential Primary Election Day was March 5 - results
State Primary was Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 - results
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 - results
Absentee voting opens Sept. 20. See below for further instructions.
⇒⇒ALL ballots must be dropped off IN the courthouse, mailed or completed inside the courthouse. Ballots left in the outside dropbox will be REJECTED!
Requirements for Voters:
- Complete an Online Absentee Ballot Application here
- OR print an Absentee Ballot Application and mail, fax or email the completed form to our office.
- Mail to: Swift County Auditor’s Office
Benson, MN 56215
- Fax to: 320-843-2275
- Walk-in voting also available at Swift County Courthouse Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Also, walk-in voting is available these days
- Saturday, October 26 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 29 – 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday, November 2 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sunday, November 3 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Monday, November 4 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Requirements for Uniformed & Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA):
- Complete a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA).
- Mail, fax or email the completed form to our office at the address above.
- Military personnel, their families, and citizens living outside the United States (including Canada and Mexico) may have application requests submitted by the voter, voter's parents, spouse, sibling, or child over the age of 18 years.
- Additional voting information and resources for Americans living abroad can be found at Minnesota Overseas Voter Services
If you have questions, please call 320-843-4069.