Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Minnesota Majority v. Ritchie
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: May 28, 2009 / July 22, 2009
State: Minnesota
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: Minnesota Supreme Court (Case A090950)
Issue:
Petitioners allege that the state's voter registration system has not been adequately updated and that vote totals from canvassing boards exceed the stated number of registered voters.
Status:
Petition filed 5/28. Order dismissing petition for declaratory judgment, 7/22.
Minnesota Supreme Court Documents
- Petition of Election Error or Omission Governing Voting History and Registration
(filed 5/28/09) - Order dismissing petition for declaratory judgment (entered 7/22/09)
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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