Cities in Minnesota

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.

This page includes the following resources:

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:

City County
Minneapolis Hennepin County
St. Paul Ramsey County

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 87 counties, 2,633 cities, towns, and villages, and 579 special districts.[1]

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

Ballotpedia expanded its coverage of local elections in Minnesota in 2022. Click here to find your county, or click the links below for additional information about the following municipalities:

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections


Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Minnesota

Charter cities have a mandated initiative process for citizens to petition for and vote on charter amendments. Charter cities also have the authority to allow initiative for ordinances. Some have granted this power to citizens, others have not. The information for the top 10 most populated cities in Minnesota, eight of which operate under a charter, is provided below.

Citizens in general law cities do not have broad initiative power to propose ordinances, but there are specific state statutes that grant a petition process for limited subject matter.[2]

Ramsey County, as the only charter county, permits initiative for charter amendments and county measures.[3][4]

See also

Minnesota Municipal government Other local coverage
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