Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Peterson v. Ritchie
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: January 13, 2009 / January 16, 2009
State: Minnesota
Issues: Absentee Ballots, Recount Procedures, MN Senate race 2008
Courts that Heard this Case: Minnesota Supreme Court (Case A090065)
Issue:
Whether these voters' absentee ballots were wrongly excluded from the results.
Status:
Voters filed petition on 1/13. Case consolidated with Coleman v. Franken election contest on 1/16.
Minnesota Supreme Court Documents
- Petition of voters
(filed 1/13/09) - Motion to Intervene - Coleman (filed 1/15/09, granted 1/16/09)
- Scheduling Order (entered 1/16/09)
Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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