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FOR SHARING: How, Where, When to Vote (updated 10-16)

Everything anyone might need to know about fair and accessible Minnesota voting in 2026. Please share, ask neighbors if they need help getting to a polling place, make a plan to vote with your network and be sure their voting registration is ready.

AP News: Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

A report by the Brookings Institution published in 2025 found that mail voting fraud occurred in only about four cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast.

Truth #2: Learning From Rapid Response Lessons for the Next Crisis

A missed opportunity was protecting the right to seek health care, go to school, go to worship, go to work. “We had the ability to basically bring a lawsuit against the government, saying that because of their operation, they were freezing people who should be unaffected by your operation. ... We didn't really have the ability to gather their stories so we could put them in a petition against the government.”

Truth #3: Protecting Small Businesses and Elderly Neighbors

“In moments of crisis, people appreciate you just asking them how you are doing. As someone who has suffered from PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder], it is important to have moments of humor, cracking a joke, simply talking to somebody that you knew for years. Just doing those things can really change a person's outlook.”

Somali Panelists Answer: What Does Home Mean to You?

"I've had so many opportunities to move — to go to school somewhere else. Every time I've traveled, I've always missed Minnesota. There's no other community that has given me a sense of belonging like here."

Truth #1: Truth-Telling About ICE-Related Human Rights Violations

The testimony of seven people about their experiences with ICE agents during Operation Metro Surge, shared at an August National Convergence for Democracy conference held in Minneapolis.

Commentary: What to know about the sulfide mine proposed in Minnesota’s headwaters watershed

With Talon’s proposal, Minnesota now has sulfide-mining proposals in all three of its major watersheds: the Mississippi River, Lake Superior, and the Boundary Waters. A public comment period for one of them ends September 14.

COMMENTARY: What a Fentanyl-Free America Means to Me

"What should be prioritized in the fight against fentanyl is youth involvement prevention and education. The involvement of young people is the key to maintaining consistent awareness."

What Data Says About Violence in Minnesota: A Reflection After the Latest Mass Shooting

“Despite widespread media attention to mass shootings committed by estranged people, the majority of homicides are committed by individuals known to the victims.”

“What Forgiveness Means to Me” — A Story of Healing From Domestic Violence

After surviving an acid attack in South Africa by her ex-husband — and spending four months in a hospital — Primrose Ruwocha was able to rebuild her life in Minnesota.

What I Wish Were Different for Survivors Like Me

The question I wish people would ask is not, "Why did you go back?" It is: "What was missing that would have made it possible for you and your children to stay safely gone?" ... The system fails survivors when it only recognizes danger at the moment of crisis. Safety has to last longer than the emergency.

Compulsory Safety, Continued: What Black Rural Families Are Building Now

School has begun in Minnesota. For many families, this is…