Mail Ballot Precincts
Eighteen (18) of the thirty-three (33) precincts in Lyon County have elected to vote by mail ballot for all State Primary and General Elections:
Mail ballot precincts include the cities of Florence, Garvin, Ghent, Taunton and the townships of Amiret, Coon Creek, Custer, Eidsvold, Fairview, Grandview, Lake Marshall, Lucas, Monroe, Rock Lake, Shelburne, Sodus, Stanley, and Vallers.
If you live in one of these mail ballot precincts and are registered to vote at your current address, you will receive your ballot in the mail approximately one month prior to each election. Election officials send ballots to all registered voters using non-forwardable mail. Ballots are sent between 46 to 14 days before the election.
For 2026 State Primary and General Elections, the election dates and the corresponding dates that ballots will be mailed for the foregoing mail ballot precincts are:
State Primary Election: August 11
State General Election: November 3
When are ballots sent?
Each voter registered by July 23rd for the Statewide Primary Election and/or October 15th for the Statewide General Election will be mailed a ballot.
If you live in one of these mail ballot precincts, your traditional polling place will not be open on Election Day. Instead, you are registered to vote at your current address, you will receive your ballot in the mail approximately one month prior to each election. Election officials will send ballots to all registered voters using non-forwardable mail. Per Minnesota Statue, mail ballots are sent between 46 to 14 days prior to each election.
Returning you mail ballot
After voting a mail ballot, return the voted ballot as soon as possible. The most important things to remember:
- Follow the instructions provided in the mailed packet.
- Be sure all required information and signatures are provided. A witness and witness signature is required.
- Ballots must be received by the Lyon County Auditor-Treasurer's Office by 5:00 pm on Election Day to be counted.
Mail ballot precinct voters have three options for returning their voted ballots:
1. Mail - Postage on the return envelope is prepaid and the envelope is pre-addressed so ballots can be mailed to the Lyon County Auditor-Treasurer's Office.
2. In-person - Return your ballot in the provided envelopes by dropping it off to the Auditor-Treasurer's Office at the Lyon County Government Center.
- Do not deposit ballot into the Property Tax payment drop box.If your ballot is deposited in the drop box, it will not be counted.
3. Agent - Return your ballot by designated agent to the Auditor-Treasurer's Office at the Lyon County Government Center. The agent must be at least 18 years old, must bring in a photo ID, and will need to complete a short form documenting the delivery of the ballot (limit of three others’ ballots can be returned as an agent).
Eligible voters not pre-registered by the dates noted, or pre-registered voters wishing to receive their ballot at a temporary address, may contact the Lyon County Auditor/Treasurer’s office by phone, email, mail, or in person for an absentee ballot application or may go to https://mnvotes.sos.mn.gov/abrequest/index to complete an online absentee ballot application.
Additional information is available by contacting the Lyon County Auditor/Treasurer’s office at 507-537-6724, option 4 or elections@co.lyon.mn.us
