Voters who have already made up their minds about the candidates don’t have to wait until the Nov. 5 election to cast a ballot in local races. In fact, Ramsey County Elections opened the polls at 90 W. Plato Blvd. on Friday for early voting, and they’ll remain open until Election Day.

Additional voting locations will open on Oct. 29.

In St. Paul, city council and school board races will be on the ballot, as will a referendum question on organized trash collection.

As a result of the “No Excuses” bill passed by the state Legislature in 2013, Minnesota voters no longer must provide a written reason why they should be allowed to vote absentee, which can be done by mail or in person at election offices.

Ramsey County Elections posts more information online at ramseycounty.us/residents/elections-voting.