More than 1 million Minnesotans have voted by mail with 10 days to go before Election Day and more than a half-million others have requested absentee ballots, shattering previous records. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said during a Thursday press call that the turnout so far "shatters all records by multiples," according to the Isanti-Chicago County Star. "Election night is going to look and feel different from what Minnesotans and the rest of the country are used to," Simon said, according to the outlet. "There will be, in a sense, no instant gratification -- or less instant gratification on election night than we’re used to." VIOLENT SUMMER PROVES DECIDING FACTOR FOR SOME MINNESOTA VOTERSAs Election Day approaches, Minnesota has also seen a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, reaching a state daily high of 2,290 new infections on Oct. 16.

Source: Fox News October 24, 2020 15:22 UTC