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Freeborn County
Chair Robert Hoffman
Events occurring in Albert Lea, 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.
Freeborn County Government Center
411 So Broadway
Albert Lea, MN 56007
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.
County research recorded absentee voting until 5:00 p.m. with the general office closing at 4:30. The state publishes 4:30. Unresolved — call ahead late in the day.
Who runs the election here
Amy Conner
Freeborn County election official
Phone: 507-377-5121
Email: elections@co.freeborn.mn.us — the absentee desk; the county publishes no general address
County elections page: www.freeborncountymn.gov
Office: Freeborn County Government Center, 411 S Broadway, Albert Lea, MN 56007
Absentee ballots: Freeborn County Elections
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.