Election Day is here, with municipal races and referenda on the forefront.
The issue drawing national attention is the Minneapolis ballot question over policing.
Voters are deciding whether the MPD should be replaced by a public safety department that might include licensed officers.
This comes after the death of George Floyd intensified a movement to defund the police department.
The idea draws strong support from younger Black activists energized by Floyd's death, as well as from some Black and white residents across this liberal city.
But the plan, which would drop a requirement that the city have a minimum number of police officers, has aroused concern in some of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods, where many Black residents fear it would make them more vulnerable just as violent crime is spiking.
Voters are also deciding in Jacob Frey deserves another term as mayor, the incumbent facing a number of challengers.
Over in St. Paul, Mayor Melvin Carter is also running for re-election, and voters there are also deciding on what is considered one of the strongest rent control measures in the country.
Even though the polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, thousands have already voted, with a record turnout of early voting reported in Minenapolis.
The Associate Press contributed to this report.