 early voting in Minnesota appears to be off to a strong start. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says Minnesotans requested at least 106,000 no-excuse absentee ballots in the first six days of early voting. That's nearly three times the number requested during the same time period in the last midterm election in 2014. And county election officials have already accepted more than 11,000 ballots. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.