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Anoka County official outlines how local elections are run, urges residents to serve as election judges

Anoka County Election Office · March 9, 2026
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Summary

An Anoka County agency official provided a plain-language overview of who does what in county and municipal elections, detailed responsibilities (ballot design, testing, registration, absentee processing) and said the county relies on about 1,500 election judges on election day and up to 100 more during the absentee period.

An Anoka County agency official said administering an election "is a massive undertaking," and laid out which tasks are handled at the county and municipal levels while urging residents to consider serving as election judges.

The official said the county election office has four full-time staff — a director, a lead election specialist, a technician and an election specialist — who design ballots, program and test voting…

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