By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine –Tuesday, January 10th voters will go to the polls for two special elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Open seats in Minneapolis Senate District 59 and House District 61 feature two women—Kari Dziedzic and Susan Allen.  If elected, Susan Allen would become the first Native American woman to ever serve in the Minnesota State Legislature.  The WomenWinning organization in Minnesota are heavily supporting both women.

On Tuesday, January 31^st, a special election will be held in Oregon’s 1^stCongressional District that pits Democrat Suzanne Bonamici against Tea Party Republican, Rob Cornilles.  National women’s organizations are heavily involved in supporting Bonamici; including EMILY’s List and Planned Parenthood.

Oregon’s 1^st Congressional District includes parts of the following counties: Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill.

Voting has already begun for the race.  1^st Congressional District OREGON voters can access ballots online for the January 31^st special election.

Voter Information

Click here to access and mark ballots for the January 31st Special Election in the 1st Congressional District.

Return ballot, signed secret ballot waiver, AND signed identification envelope no later than 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Election Day, January 31, 2012. Ballots may be returned in one of three ways:

1. By e-mail (new option),

2. By fax,

3. By mail.

If you are returning your ballot by email:

Important: you may not return your ballot by email until after January 1, 2012.

For more information, click here.