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Absentee voting for presidential primary starts today in Minnesota.
Voters can request an absentee ballot online.
For the March 5 primary, voters have to select their preferred party and pick from only that party's list of candidates.
Three parties are considered major political parties in Minnesota, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the Republican Party, and Legal Marijuana Now.