明尼苏达州提前投票88.6万张创纪录：两县拒绝联邦监票员进站
11月3日，明尼苏达州选民前往投票，决定州长、联邦参议员、州检察长、州务卿、州审计长以及州议会全部201个席位的归属，全州投票站从上午7时开放至晚8时。亨内平县检察官办公室11月2日宣布，拒绝美国司法部提出的派联邦监票员进入投票站的要求，联邦人员只能在投票站外活动，并须遵守明尼苏达州投票站外100英尺的界限，不得干扰选民或选举工作人员。
州务卿史蒂夫·西蒙在11月2日的选举简报会上说，联邦监票员预计将出现在亨内平县和拉姆齐县，亨内平县约有五至六个两人小组，拉姆齐县约有四至五个两人小组，拉姆齐县同样拒绝了监票员进入投票站的要求。西蒙提醒，选民如发现可疑活动或干扰，应先告知选举法官，也可拨打877-600-VOTE报告。
明尼苏达州在投票日前已创下中期选举提前投票纪录，截至11月2日上午9时，已接受886427张选票，其中现场提前投票619847张，邮寄交回266580张。
（来源：明尼苏达新闻网）
Minnesota Sets an Early-Voting Record of 886,000 Ballots as Two Counties Bar Federal Monitors from Polling Places
Minnesota voters went to the polls on November 3 to choose a governor, a U.S. senator, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor and all 201 legislative seats, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced on November 2 that it had rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to place federal monitors inside polling places; federal personnel would have to remain outside and observe Minnesota's 100-foot boundary, without interfering with voters or election workers. Secretary of State Steve Simon said at a November 2 briefing that federal monitors were expected in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, about five to six two-person teams in Hennepin and four to five in Ramsey, and Ramsey County had likewise refused entry. Simon urged voters who see suspicious activity or interference to tell election judges first, or call 877-600-VOTE. Minnesota had already set a midterm early-voting record before Election Day: as of 9 a.m. on November 2, 886,427 ballots had been accepted, including 619,847 in-person early ballots and 266,580 returned by mail.
(Source: Minnesota News Network)
来源：明尼苏达新闻网
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