America Amplified

Candidate forums for the Legislature, city council, mayor, school board and other local offices are taking place in communities around Northern Minnesota.

Two of three potential write-in candidates for the seat have since suspended their campaigns after asking for their votes to be counted following the death of Commissioner Burl Ives.

Dan Jourdain initially announced he was going to stop campaigning against the incumbent Mayor Jorge Prince due to personal reasons.

Early voting in Minnesota for the November election opened Sept. 20. A non-partisan group seeks volunteers to help voters who might have trouble casting their ballot.

Mayor Ryan Leckner's resignation was planned with a new house built outside city limits.

Former at-large council member Dan Jourdain said on social media that he intends to no longer campaign in his challenge to incumbent Mayor Jorge Prince, elected in 2020.

The hand-counted results led to the same number of votes for each candidate as the preliminary results from primary Election Day.

Greenbush-Middle River School District passed its third operating levy. International Falls School District passed two bonding measures. Newfolden voters approved the issuance of Sunday liquor licenses.

Incumbent Commissioner Tim Sumner and challenger Frank Duresky will advance to the general election in November.

Voters narrowed fields throughout the region, selecting candidates for Congress, state Legislature, county boards, city offices and township seats.