Meet two minneapolis voters, chad and maya they're, both voting early in this year's election.

Chad is casting a ballot by mail at his home. He completes an absentee ballot application. Online maya goes to the city's early vote center to register, to vote and cast her early ballot in person.

Both chad and maya, complete and submit their applications. Maya gets her ballot from a friendly election judge.

Chad's ballot arrives in the mail. Also arriving is chad's mom. What a surprise chad asks his mom to be his voting, witness good timing, mom, both chad and maya vote choosing their favorite candidates when done voting staff, seals, maya's ballot and witnesses her signature at the early vote center chad also puts his ballot in the gold ballot envelope seals. It then puts the ballot envelope into the white signature envelope, seals it and signs it.

Then his mom signs the witness portion.

Mom then stays for dinner looks like they're having falafels maya drops her ballot in the early vote center ballot box. Chad drops his ballot in the mail maya puts on her. I voted. Sticker takes a quick, selfie and heads home. Chad is already home. He logs into mnvotes.org, to confirm his ballot was received good to go when election day comes along ballots from chad and maya and thousands of other minneapolis voters are counted.

Chad and maya on election day stay home and binge watch. Their favorite shows they don't need to go to their polling places because they voted early, find out more about early voting and minneapolis elections at the city's website.