NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public accuracy test of the elec-tronic voting equipment to be used in the May 24, 2022 Congressional District 1 Special Election for counting all ballots will be held on Thurs-day, May 12, 2022 at 10:00 AM in the Brown County Law Enforcement Center Training Room, 15 South Washington Street, New Ulm, MN 56073. The public is invited to attend.

NOTICE OF FILING FOR THE 2022 STATE GENERAL ELECTIONBrown County, MinnesotaThe following is the notice of federal and state offices that will be voted for at the state general election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The filing period for United States Representative, State Sena-tor, State Representative, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secre-tary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and Judge of the District Court begins at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and ends at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (Note: Filing offices will be closed Monday, May 30, 2022, in observance of Memorial Day.) The place of filing for federal offices is the Office of the Secretary of State, State Office Building, Room 180, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155-1299. The place of filing for state offices is with the Office of the Secretary of State or with the County Auditor of the county in which the candidate resides. Candidates of county offices file with Brown County Auditor-Treasurer, Brown County Courthouse, 2nd Floor Room 206, 15 S. State Street, New Ulm, MN 56073. Candidates may file in person or by mail, if the filing is received during the filing period. Candidates who will be absent from the state during the filing period and meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes sec-tion 204B.09, subdivision 1a, may arrange to file during the seven days immediately preceding the candidate’s absence from the state. This notice is sent based on current law. Be aware that the Legislature and/or Governor could make changes that affect some of these processes.Candidates who will be absent from the state during the filing period and meet the requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 204B.09, subdivision 1a, may arrange to file during the seven days immediately preceding the candidate’s absence from the state.Candidates for judicial offices may file either with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State or with the County Auditor in the county where the candidate resides. A Candidate filing for one of the Minne-sota Court of Appeals seats that has been designated for one of the congressional districts must be a resident of that congressional district.This notice is provided pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 204B.33.FEDERAL OFFICESOne United States Representative – each: Districts 1 and 7STATE LEGISLATIVE OFFICESOne State Senator District 15One State Representative District 15BSTATE EXECUTIVE OFFICESOne Governor and Lieutenant GovernorOne Secretary of StateOne State AuditorOne Attorney GeneralJUDICIAL OFFICESOne Supreme Court Associate Justice – each: Seats 3 and 6One Judge of the Court of Appeals – each: Seats 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, and 19One Fifth Judicial District Court Judge – each: Seats 1, 3, 4, 6, and 16COUNTY OFFICESOne County Commissioner for the 2nd Commissioner District One County Commissioner for the 4th Commissioner District One County Commissioner for the 5th Commissioner District One County AttorneyOne County RecorderOne County SheriffOne Brown Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor – each: Districts 2 (two-year term), 3 and 5 Candidates of county offices file with Brown County Auditor-Treasur-er, Brown County Courthouse, 2nd Floor Room 206, 15 S. State Street, New Ulm, MN 56073. Candidates should visit www.co.brown.mn.us/elections to learn more about filing options.Dated: April 29, 2022Kelly Hotovec, Brown County Auditor-