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Blue Earth County
Chair Yvonne Simon
Events occurring in Mankato, not only events this BPOU created.
Early voting*
You can vote from Friday, September 18 right through Monday, November 2 — no excuse or reason needed. Walk in, get a ballot, vote it there. On Tuesday, November 3 you vote at your own precinct instead, not at these offices.
Closed right now
Voting reopens at 8 AM tomorrow.
Blue Earth County Historic Courthouse
204 S 5th Street
Mankato, MN 56001
Regular hours
- Monday–Friday, 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Closed Saturday and Sunday — except the extra dates below
Extra dates, every location
- Sat, October 24 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Tue, October 27 — open late, until 7 PM
- Sat, October 31 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Sun, November 1 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Mon, November 2 — open late, until 5 PM
Entrance and parking details for this office are not published by the state. Call the county auditor if you need them.
Who runs the election here
Michael Stalberger
Blue Earth County election official
Phone: 507-304-4341
Email: BEC.Elections@blueearthcountymn.gov
County elections page: www.blueearthcountymn.gov/326/Elections
Office: Blue Earth County Historic Courthouse, 204 S 5th St, Mankato, MN 56001
Post to: Blue Earth County Elections, PO Box 3567, Mankato, MN 56002-3567
Absentee ballots: Kristy Maes
From the Secretary of State's county election-office directory, read 2026-09-20. The county is the authority on its own election — if what you find here and what they say differ, they are right.
* “Early voting” here means at-will in-person absentee voting. Anyone registered may do it from September 18 — no excuse, no reason required. (The narrower process Minnesota statute calls Early Voting starts October 16; from a voter’s side of the counter the two look much the same.) It is entirely optional — you give up nothing by waiting and voting at your precinct on Tuesday, November 3.
Hours and addresses from the Minnesota Secretary of State, verified 13 September 2026. The state may add locations up to 17 September. For anything specific to a building, the county auditor is the authority — mnvotes.gov.