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By the time Election Day arrives, many Americans — including many Minnesotans — will have already voted. In the primaries, Minnesota had its highest voter turnout since 1994. It was a monumental feat, but Minnesotans have led the nation in voting participation for several years.

In other parts of the country, voter turnout is more stagnant. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia have early voting and every state allows permit absentee voting, yet voting ahead of Election Day could be even easier and more efficient.

Everything you need to know to vote early in Minnesota's midterm elections

MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with MPR News reporter Mark Zdechlik, Kat Calvin, and Kent Kaiser to talk about how early voting is changing our elections. 

 — department chair of communication at the University of Northwestern, St. Paul

 — lawyer and founder of Spread the Vote

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Early voting is changing the way Americans participate in elections, but could voting be even easier still?

MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with MPR News reporter Mark Zdechlik, Kat Calvin and Kent Kaiser to talk about how early voting is changing our elections.

How early voting is changing our elections

Voters exit the Ramsey County Elections Plato Building.

How early voting is changing our elections

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