Our office administers federal, state and county elections for all jurisdictions in the county and offers assistance and support for cities, townships and school districts in conducting elections.

Dates of Elections

• Primary Election- August 11, 2026
  
• General Election- November 3, 2026

Voter Registration

Online Registration

Register to Vote-Minnesota Secretary of State

To register online you will need to have an email address and a Minnesota-issued driver's license, Minnesota ID card or the last 4 digits of your social security number. 

In-Person Registration

If you reside in Red Lake County and would like to register to vote, download and complete the Voter Registration Form and mail it back to:

Red Lake County Auditor
PO Box 367
Red Lake Falls, MN 56750

In-Person Precincts

Cities/Townships	Polling Location	Voting Hours
City of Brooks	Brooks Community Center	7am-8pm
Poplar River Township	Brooks Community Center	7am-8pm
City of Red Lake Falls-Ward 1	Red Lake Falls City Hall	7am-8pm
City of Red Lake Falls-Ward 2	Red Lake Falls City Hall	7am-8pm
City of Red Lake Falls-Ward 3	Red Lake Falls City Hall	7am-8pm

Mail Ballot Precincts

Mail balloting is authorized by resolution of the governing body and remains in effect for subsequent state and county elections until it is revoked. Sixteen precincts in Red Lake County vote by mail ballots for all State Primary and General Elections (mail balloting does not apply to stand-alone school district elections):

• Browns Creek Township
• Emardville Township
• Equality Township
• Garnes Township
• Gervais Township
• Lake Pleasant Township
• Lambert Township
• Lousiville Township
• City of Oklee
• City of Plummer
• Red Lake Falls Township-North
• Red Lake Falls Township-Southeast
• Red Lake Falls Township-Southwest
• River Township
• Terrebonne Township
• Wylie Township

If you live in one of those mail ballot precincts, your traditional polling place will not be open on Election Day. Instead, if you are registered to vote at your current address, you will receive your ballot in the mail approximately one month prior to each state election.

Absentee and Early Voting Information

Absentee voting for each election begins 46 days prior to the election day, and early voting begins 18 days before each election. All absentee and early voting occurs at the Auditor's Office in the Courthouse located at 124 Langevin Ave N in Red Lake Falls. The Auditor's Office is located on the second floor.

Primary Election

Absentee voting for the August 11th Primary Election begins Friday, June 26th and continues until Monday, August 10th. The voting hours are from 9 am until 5 pm Monday through Friday with additional voting hours on Saturday, August 8th from 9 am until 3 pm.

Early voting (voters are able to deposit their ballot directly into a tabulator) begins on July 24th and continues until 5 pm on Monday, August 10th with the same hours as absentee voting.