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1.2M Minnesota absentee ballots accepted, nearly doubling record

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Updated  October 23, 2020 5:46pm CDT
2020 Election
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(FOX 9) - In Minnesota, 1,186,522 absentee ballots have been returned and accepted, state election officials said Friday morning.

That's nearly double the old record set during the 2016 general election.

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Voters have requested 1,765,327 absentee ballots, meaning a return rate of 67 percent so far.

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Minnesota absentee voting started Sept. 18. Returned and accepted ballots by week: 

Week 5 (10/16-10/22): 275,137 
Week 4 (10/9-10/15): 276,382 
Week 3 (10/2-10/8): 298,986 
Week 2 (9/25-10/1): 260,506 
Week 1 (9/18-9/24): 75,511

The 1,186,522 absentee ballots accepted so far is 40% of Minnesota's total turnout in the 2016 general of 2,968,281.