VOTING
INFORMATION
Make a plan to vote on or before Election Day, August 12
For Granite Falls residents, you can register at the polling place during Early Voting or on Election Day.
Same day registration checklist (MN Secretary Of State – Register on Election Day).
Clarkfield residents must register to vote before Election Day - click this link to Register online. You will receive a ballot by mail that must be completed and returned to the Yellow Medicine County Government Center, 180 8th Ave, Granite Falls, MN 56241, before the polls close on Election Day.
Register to Vote
Election Day Voting
There will be one, combined polling place serving all precincts on election day:
Kilowatt Community Center
600 Kilowatt Drive
Granite Falls, MN 56241
This combined polling place services all territory in Independent School District No. 2190 located in located in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, and Yellow Medicine Counties, Minnesota.
All qualified electors residing in the School District may cast their ballots at the polling place listed above during the polling hours specified above.
Vote
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
on Election Day
The Ballot
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2190
(YELLOW MEDICINE EAST), MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 2190 (Yellow Medicine East), Minnesota, on August 12, 2025, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to vote on the following questions:
School District Question
Approval of School Building Bonds
Shall the board of Independent School District No. 2190 (Yellow Medicine East), Minnesota be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $74,395,000 for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, construction of a new elementary school and secondary school facility attached to the existing gymnasium facility, with secure entrances, outdoor site and athletic improvements and new spaces for technical, agricultural and fine arts education?
BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION,
YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The polling place and precincts served by the polling place for the special election will be as follows:
Combined Polling Place and Precincts Served:
Kilowatt Community Center
600 Kilowatt Drive
Granite Falls, MN 56241
This combined polling place services all territory in Independent School District No. 2190 located in located in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, and Yellow Medicine Counties, Minnesota.
All qualified electors residing in the School District may cast their ballots at the polling place listed above during the polling hours specified above.
A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in the special election. Unregistered individuals may register to vote at the polling place on Election Day.
Dated: April 14, 2025.
BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Yes
No
The owner of a home valued at $150,000 would pay $18/month in property taxes ($220/annually) if the referendum is approved.
YME has the lowest property taxes in the region and is well below the state average.
Operating costs will be reduced.
Updated systems will reduce utility costs.
Updated facilities will reduce maintenance and repair costs.
Operating a single facility provides staffing efficiencies.
The state of Minnesota will pay for almost $40 million of the bond amount because of property tax credits for agricultural property through the Ag2School program.
Early Voting Opens June 27
Early voting is available from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Yellow Medicine County Government Center, 180 8th Ave, Granite Falls, MN 56241
Early voting extended hours: Saturday, August 9, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Monday, August 11, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Make a plan to vote on or before Election Day
EARLY VOTING OPENS JUNE 27
Early voting is available for Granite Falls residents from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Yellow Medicine County Government Center.
Early voting extended hours are: Saturday, August 9, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Monday, August 11, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
ELECTION DAY IS AUGUST 12
Granite Falls residents will vote at one combined polling location on Election Day (see below). Polls are open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Kilowatt Community Center
600 Kilowatt Drive, Granite Falls, MN 56241