Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Bohmann v. City of Minneapolis
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: November 18, 2008 / February 4, 2009
State: Minnesota
Issues: MN Senate race 2008, Absentee Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County (Case 27-CV-08-29078)
Issue:
Whether plaintiff's absentee ballot and voter registration were properly rejected under Minnesota Election Law.
Status:
Complaint filed on 11/18/08. Disposition - Settled on 2/4.
Trial Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 11/18/08) - Notice of Motion and Motion (filed 11/21/08)
- Order-Other (entered 1/22/08)
- Notice of Dismissal without Prejudice (2/2/09)
- Disposition - Settled (entered 2/4/09)
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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