Forest Township
phone(507) 213-7116
foresttwpclerk@gmail.com

Voting and Election Information

Elections are held at the Forest Town Hall (3625 Millersburg Boulevard, Faribault, MN  55021).

Register to Vote 

When are elections?

Federal, State, and City Elections are held in even years every two years.

  • Primary Elections are the second Tuesday in August.
  • General Elections are on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

2026 Election Schedule and Information: 

  • Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Forest Township Election
  • Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Primary Election
  • Tuesday, November 3, 2026, General Election

Township Elections are held annually on the second Tuesday in March following the Forest Township Annual Meeting. The 2027 Annual Meeting will be held at on Tuesday, March 9 at 1:00 pm at the Forest Town Hall. The Forest Township Election will commence immediately after the Annual Meeting. Polls will be open from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

Forest Township will elect 2 supervisors in March 2027. One seat is a 3-year-term. The other seat is a partial term set to expire in March 2028.

Rice County voters can vote by mail or in person at the Property Tax and Elections Office in the Rice County Government Services Building located at 320 Third St. NW, Faribault.

Absentee Ballot Applications are available at https://www.mnvotes.gov, or by calling Rice County Elections at 507-332-6104, or emailing rcelections@ricecountymn.gov

Candidates for town board must:
• Be eligible to vote in Minnesota
• Not have filed for another office in the upcoming primary or general election
• Be 21 years or more upon assuming office
• Have maintained residence in their district for at least 30 days before the general election

Candidates must file an affidavit of candidacy with the town clerk. The first day for filing affidavits of candidacy will be Tuesday, December 29 , 2026. The last day will be Tuesday, January 12, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. Contact the town clerk at foresttwpclerk@gmail.com to file an affidavit of candidacy. In addition to completing an affidavit for candidacy, candidates must pay a $2 filing fee.

2021 Campaign Financial Reports
2021 Malecha – Campaign Financial Report
2021 Trnka – Campaign Financial Report
2022 Campaign Financial Reports
Anderson 2022 Campaign Financial Report
Gernandt 2022 Campaign Financial Report
2023 Campaign Financial Reports
Peters 2023 Campaign Financial Report
2024 Campaign Financial Reports
Malecha 2023 Campaign Financial Report
2025 Campaign Financial Reports
Gernandt Campaign Finance Report
Jacobson 2025 Campaign Finance Report
2026 Campaign Financial Reports
2026 Campaign Financial Report – Conrad
2026 Campaign Financial Report – Deutsch

Interested in serving as an election judge? Contact Ashley Anderson, Forest Township Clerk at 507-213-7116 or foresttwpclerk@gmail.com

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