ELECTION NOTICE:
Bergen Township has elected to vote by mail ballot procedure as authorized under Minnesota Statues 204B.45 for the 2020 election cycle. The polling place for the 2020 elections will be the office of McLeod County Auditor-Treasurer, 2391 Hennepin Ave. N, Glencoe, MN 55336.
Each voter registered by October 13, 2020 for the Primary Election will be automatically mailed a ballot. Important dates for all registered voters in mail ballot precincts include
- General Election: November 3, 2020
- Ballot Mailing Date: September 24, 2020
Eligible voters not registered and registered voters who will be absent from the precinct may apply to receive a ballot by appearing in person or by contacting the office of the Auditor-Treasurer at 320-864-1203.
Voted ballots may be delivered to the office of the McLeod County Auditor-Treasurer, 2391 Hennepin Avenue N, Glencoe, MN 55336. Normal business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Extended mail ballot voting hours include:
- Saturday, October 31, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Monday, November 2, 2020 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Ballots delivered by agent must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Election Day.
- To deliver your voted mail ballot or register to vote on Election Day, polls will be open:
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Janet Betsinger, Elections Administrator 320-864-1203
- Connie Kurtzweg, Auditor-Treasurer 320-864-1235
- Tiffany Eggert, Township Clerk 320-204-2280
Bergen monthly meetings will be the 2nd Wednesday of every month. The meetings will be at 7:00pm at the Lester Prairie City Hall located at 37 Juniper St N, Lester Prairie, MN 55354.
Bergen Township is located in the North East corner of McLeod County and it is largely a farming community.
History: Bergen Township was named by the Norwegian settlers that immigrated from Bergen Norway. The township has rolling terrain with two major waterways, which are the south fork of the Crow River and Buffalo Creek. Near the center of the township was a settlement called Brush Prairie. This little village consisted of a general store, blacksmith, country school, church, town hall and post office. This settlement existed until 1911, when a new town hall was built on the present site. The village could not exist at its site, as business started growing where the railroad came through, which is now the town of Lester Prairie. On April 5, 1859, the first voters meeting of Bergen Township was held with 33 voters present. All the early township records shows that the most important business dealt with was road issues and as of today, there are approximately 34 miles of township roads.