Olmsted County offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022, in observance of Veterans Day. 

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Olmsted County Property Records and Licensing (PRL) employees will be attending a staff development event for a portion of the day.

The December 31, 2022 deadline to file for homestead for taxes payable in 2023 is quickly approaching. If your property is not currently homesteaded, find out if you may qualify and what you must do to change the homestead status of your property.

The December 31, 2022 deadline to file for homestead for taxes payable in 2023 is quickly approaching. If your property is not currently homesteaded, find out if you may qualify and what you must do to change the homestead status of your property.

Olmsted County employees, residents, and the media are invited to attend a celebration on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, to honor four county commissioners retiring from service at the end of 2022. The event is being held at 1 p.m. on November 15 in the Board Room in the Olmsted County Government Center at 151 4th St. SE in Rochester. 

In recognition of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Olmsted County and the City of Rochester have joined together by participating in “Operation Green Light.” Beginning Monday, November 7 through Sunday, November 13, 2022, the lights in the Government Center Rotunda will be illuminated green in honor of veterans. The exterior dome lights will be illuminated on November 11.

In recognition of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Olmsted County and the City of Rochester have joined together by participating in “Operation Green Light.” Beginning Monday, November 7 through Sunday, November 13, 2022, the lights in the Government Center Rotunda will be illuminated green in honor of veterans. The exterior dome lights will be illuminated on November 11.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on November 8. Individuals are eligible to vote if they are a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, and have resided in Minnesota for a minimum of 20 days before the election.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on November 8. Individuals are eligible to vote if they are a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, and have resided in Minnesota for a minimum of 20 days before the election.

Direct balloting allows in-person voters to insert their ballots directly into a ballot tabulator at the absentee voting location. Voters also have the option to place their absentee ballot into an envelope to be processed and tabulated later during the direct balloting period.