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Columbia Heights agrees to 18-day early voting administration and delegates 46-day absentee operations to Anoka County
Summary
Council supported moving to a City-administered 18-day early voting period for the August state primary and delegating 46-day absentee operations to Anoka County; staff will submit a draft notice to Anoka County Elections.
City Manager Aaron Chirpich briefed the Council on a transition to a City-administered 18-day early voting period and delegating 46-day absentee voting operations to Anoka County for the upcoming August state primary. Council consensus favored adopting the 18-day early voting window, and staff will submit the draft notice to Anoka County Elections to begin implementation.
The decision was procedural and intended to align local voting administration with upcoming election requirements; staff will proceed with notice submission and implementation planning.
