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East Bethel plans for a fourth precinct as voter rolls swell; elections budget increased
Summary
At a Jan. 26 council work session, city staff said East Bethelhas three precincts with more than 2,000 registered voters each and proposed planning for a fourth precinct and polling place in 2028; the city also raised the 2026 elections budget to increase election-judge pay.
At a Jan. 26 East Bethel council work session, city elections staff member Carrie told the council that the city will hold a primary on Aug. 11 and a general election on Nov. 3, 2026, and that the city increased its elections budget to raise pay for election judges.
"We did increase the elections budget for this year even though there is not a presidential primary simply so that we can increase the pay rate for our election judges," Carrie said, describing a pay-rate adjustment made after a comparison with other Anoka County municipalities.
The council was told East Bethel currently has three precincts and that "all 3 of our precincts are well over 2,000 registered voters in each precinct," a…
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