ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - As the absentee ballot period in Minnesota ends on Monday, 270 thousand voters have requested absentee ballots and of those over 235 thousand have been returned by the voter and accepted.  Since Minnesota does not have early voting, only eligible voters can cast absentee ballots before election day.  Acceptable reasons include being absent from your precinct on election day, illness or disability.  Early voting closed in Wisconsin on Friday, but the number of those who voted early are not disclosed by state officials.