Elections

Election dates to remember:

June 26, 2026 - August 10, 2026 Vote by mail (see https://www.co.wright.mn.us/181/Absentee-Voting-Mail) and in-person absentee voting,  Monday - Friday 8am to 4:30pm at the Wright County Government Center, 3650 Braddock Avenue NE, Buffalo MN (see https://www.co.wright.mn.us/974/Absentee-Voting-In-Person).

July 14, 2026 - July 28, 2026 Maple Lake candidate filing period.  The following offices are to be elected:

• MAYOR (two-year term)

• COUNCIL MEMBER - two positions (four-year term)

• SPECIAL ELECTION – COUNCIL MEMBER – one position (two-year term)

Affidavits of Candidacy should be filed at the Maple Lake City Hall during regular office hours (7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Thursday and 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 am Friday).  On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, office hours will be extended to 5:00 p.m.

The filing fee is $2.00.

September 18, 2026 - November 2, 2026 Direct balloting starts 7 days before the election. This is the period of time when voters may directly insert their absentee ballot into a ballot tabulator at the Wright County Government Center.

November 3, 2026 *General Election Day (7a.m. - 8p.m.)  Maple Lake City Hall, 10 Maple Avenue South.