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Brown County
Chair Greg Bartz
Events occurring in New Ulm, not only events this BPOU created.
Early voting*
You can vote from Friday, September 18 right through Monday, November 2 — no excuse or reason needed. Walk in, get a ballot, vote it there. On Tuesday, November 3 you vote at your own precinct instead, not at these offices.
Closed right now
Voting reopens at 8 AM tomorrow.
Brown County Courthouse
14 State St S
New Ulm, MN 56073
Regular hours
- Monday–Friday, 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Closed Saturday and Sunday — except the extra dates below
Extra dates, every location
- Sat, October 24 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Tue, October 27 — open late, until 7 PM
- Sat, October 31 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Sun, November 1 — 9 AM – 3 PM
- Mon, November 2 — open late, until 5 PM
Entrance and parking details for this office are not published by the state. Call the county auditor if you need them.
Who runs the election here
Kelly Hotovec
Brown County election official
Phone: 507-233-6613
Email: elections@browncountymn.gov — the absentee desk; the county publishes no general address
County elections page: www.browncountymn.gov
Office: Brown County Courthouse, 14 South State St, New Ulm, MN 56073
Post to: Brown County Auditor-Treasurer, PO Box 115, New Ulm, MN 56073-0115
Absentee ballots: Kathryn Serra · 507-233-6616
From the Secretary of State's county election-office directory, read 2026-09-20. The county is the authority on its own election — if what you find here and what they say differ, they are right.
* “Early voting” here means at-will in-person absentee voting. Anyone registered may do it from September 18 — no excuse, no reason required. (The narrower process Minnesota statute calls Early Voting starts October 16; from a voter’s side of the counter the two look much the same.) It is entirely optional — you give up nothing by waiting and voting at your precinct on Tuesday, November 3.
Hours and addresses from the Minnesota Secretary of State, verified 13 September 2026. The state may add locations up to 17 September. For anything specific to a building, the county auditor is the authority — mnvotes.gov.