Minnesota
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Information & Analysis
November, 2010
- And then there were three ... (11/04/10)
- Minnesota Recount Procedure (11/04/10)
- Few Rejected Absentee Ballots in MN (11/04/10)
January, 2010
June, 2009
May, 2009
- New Lawsuit in Minnesota (5/29/09)
- Coleman Files Reply Brief (5/15/09)
- Franken Files Brief in Recount Case (5/12/09)
April, 2009
- Coleman Files Brief in Minnesota Recount Case (4/30/09)
- Minnesota Recount - Order Setting Date for Arguments (4/24/09)
- Appeal Filed in Minnesota Recount (4/21/09)
- Minnesota contest - possible next steps (4/14/09)
- 3-Judge Court Issues Final Ruling for Franken (4/13/09)
- MN: Additional Absentees Extend Franken's Lead (4/07/09)
- Vote-counting today in Minnesota contest courtroom (4/07/09)
- Minnesota U.S. Senate contest - Summarizing video (4/06/09)
- Minnesota Senate race - analyses and comments (4/01/09)
March, 2009
- New orders in the Minnesota U.S. Senate contest (3/31/09)
- No news yet in the Minnesota Senate contest (3/20/09)
- Final arguments concluded in the Minnesota U.S. Senate contest (3/13/09)
- Minnesota Senate contest - Franken to provisionally rest case tomorrow (3/11/09)
- What will happen to the 89 ballots whose envelopes contained valid registration forms? (3/09/09)
- Minnesota Senate contest - 80 registration forms found out of 1500 secrecy envelopes (3/09/09)
- Minnesota contest court hears arguments over Franken's motion to dismiss (3/06/09)
- Minnesota Senate contest - Two Minn. Sup. Ct. decisions, Coleman's response to motion to dismiss, contest court motions hearing (3/06/09)
- Minnesota Senate contest update (3/05/09)
February, 2009
- Book review of From Registration to Recounts published in Election Law Journal (2/26/09)
- Confusion over ballot envelopes from St. Louis County (2/26/09)
- Contest court grants Franken's motion in limine (2/26/09)
- Coleman seeks to vacate another order, Franken opposes uncounting ballots (2/26/09)
- Minnesota contest court vacates yesterday’s order striking testimony, will allow witness to finish testifying (2/26/09)
- Minnesota contest - Coleman's injunction denied, hearing on Franken's motion in limine, looking ahead to appeals and issuance of election certificate (2/25/09)
- Minnesota contest - Franken amends answer and counterclaims, state elections director testifies (2/24/09)
- Minnesota election contest - Franken challenges found votes, Coleman may be done by end of week (2/24/09)
- Minnesota election contest - Class certification denied, Franken's motion for summary judgment granted in part, denied in part (2/23/09)
- Coleman seeks to apply Feb. 13 order to all 290,000+ absentee ballots (2/23/09)
- Coleman seeks temporary injunction against commingling the 933 (2/20/09)
- Contest court grants Franken's motion to exclude Coleman's witness (2/18/09)
- Minnestoa contest continues; Franken submits memo opposing Coleman's offer of proof (2/18/09)
- Minnesota contest court denies Coleman's request for reconsideration of its order (2/18/09)
- Coleman side wants court to reconsider Friday's order on the 19 categories (2/17/09)
- Minnesota election contest update (2/16/09)
- Order issued by 3-judge panel in Minnesota Senate contest (2/13/09)
- MN Senate contest - big hearing today on categories of rejected absentee ballots (2/12/09)
- Dakota County official still on stand in Minnesota contest (2/11/09)
- Minnesota election contest - hearing Thursday on categories of absentee ballots (2/11/09)
- Coleman and Franken disagree about admissibility of testimony (2/10/09)
- MN Contest Court: Count 23 More Absentees (2/10/09)
- MN Recount: Slow News Day (2/06/09)
- Day 9 of Minnesota election contest trial ends (2/05/09)
- Coleman and Franken attorneys argue before MN Supreme Court over election certificate (2/05/09)
- Hearing tomorrow in Franken's case seeking election certificate (2/04/09)
- New comment by Edward Foley on yesterday's two Minnesota contest rulings (2/04/09)
- Court Denies Coleman's Motion for Summary Judgment (2/03/09)
- MN contest court rules on Franken’s motion in limine at the end of Day 7 (2/03/09)
- MN election contest – 933 absentee ballots already counted need not be revisited (2/03/09)
- Day 6 of Minnesota election contest trial complete (2/02/09)
January, 2009
- Day 3 of MN U.S. Senate trial complete (1/28/09)
- Day 2 of the MN U.S. Senate trial complete (1/27/09)
- What is happening today in the MN U.S. Senate trial? (1/27/09)
- MN Senate race - Day 1 of the trial complete (1/26/09)
- MN Senate election contest trial begins Monday (1/23/09)
- MN Senate race - motions denied, pre-trial hearing happening now (1/23/09)
- MN Officials Discuss Potential Reforms (1/22/09)
- MPR seeks opinions of election law professionals (1/22/09)
- Coleman and Franken argue motion to dismiss (1/21/09)
- Hearing on motion to dismiss today at 2:30 CT (1/21/09)
- MN Senate race - Hearing Jan. 21 on motion to dismiss contest (1/16/09)
- Franken submits alternative trial schedule (1/16/09)
- Hearing scheduled, Coleman intervenes in Franken's suit for election certificate (1/14/09)
- Coleman prioritizes contest issues and Republican voters file new lawsuit over duplicates (1/14/09)
- Franken answer in contest and lawyers group responds to DFL complaint (1/13/09)
- Voters file suit in Minnesota challenging rejection of their ballots (1/13/09)
- Franken goes to MN Sup. Ct. seeking election certificate (1/13/09)
- Franken campaign files motion to dismiss contest (1/13/09)
- Minnesota DFL party files FEC complaint against Norm Coleman (1/12/09)
- Justice Page appoints 3-judge panel to hear MN Senate election contest (1/12/09)
- Minnesota recounts: differences between 1962 and 2008 (1/12/09)
- MN governor and secretary of state deny Franken's request for election certificate (1/12/09)
- Franken asks state officials for election certificate (1/12/09)
- MN Senate race - talk of reviewing even more ballots (1/12/09)
- MN Senate race: contest panel not yet appointed (1/09/09)
- MN Contest Court: Justice Alan Page to Appoint (1/07/09)
- MN Senate race – Coleman files election contest (1/06/09)
- Minnesota Senate race - recount ends with Franken on top (1/05/09)
- MN Sup. Ct. denies Coleman’s motion (1/05/09)
- Minnesota Senate race – Franken comes out ahead in state canvass (1/05/09)
- Franken and Officials Respond to Court Order (1/03/09)
- Minnesota state canvassing board begins counting absentee ballots (1/03/09)
- Minnesota Supreme Court orders responses due by 9am tomorrow (1/02/09)
- Minnesota Senate race - absentees may be counted tomorrow (1/02/09)
- Coleman back to MN S.Ct. over Absentee Ballots (1/01/09)
- Minnesota contest - Coleman injunction denied, hearing on Franken's motion in limine and looking ahead to appeals and issuance of certificate (1/01/09)
December, 2008
- MN Senate race: Franken up by 50 votes unofficially (12/30/08)
- Minnesota local officials identify 1,350 wrongly rejected absentee ballots (12/29/08)
- MN Supreme Court rules against Coleman (12/26/08)
- MN Supreme Court Modifies Order (12/24/08)
- MN Supreme Court hears oral arguments over original/duplicate ballot issue (12/23/08)
- MN Senate race - Canvassing board meets again Dec. 30 (12/23/08)
- MN Senate race - board recesses while ballots are pulled (12/23/08)
- MN Senate race - withdrawn challenges will be allocated today (12/23/08)
- MN S.Ct. to hear (12/20/08)
- MN Senate race - board concludes today's meeting (12/19/08)
- Coleman files another case in Minnesota's Supreme Court (12/19/08)
- Minnesota Supreme Court order on absentee ballots - brief analysis (12/19/08)
- MN Canvassing Board update (12/19/08)
- MN Supreme Court issues decision on absentee ballots (12/18/08)
- MN Canvassing Board update (12/18/08)
- MN Canvassing Board decides on the Lizard People ballot (12/18/08)
- MN Senate race - Canvassing board finishes reviewing Franken's challenges (12/17/08)
- MN Senate race - Supreme Court hearing concluded, canvassing board continuing to wade through challenged ballots (12/17/08)
- MN Senate race - Franken sues county seeking counting of misplaced absentees (12/17/08)
- MN Senate race: 12/16 update (12/16/08)
- MN Senate Race: Complaint available for Coleman's suit (12/15/08)
- MN Senate Race: Coleman asks for uniform standard for including absentee ballots (12/12/08)
- Minnesota Supreme Court to hear case on absentee ballots (12/12/08)
- Minnesota Canvassing Board - summary of 12/12/08 meeting (12/12/08)
- Minnesota Canvassing Board meeting now (12/12/08)
- MN Senate Race: 12/11 Update (12/11/08)
- MN Senate Race: 12/8 Update (12/08/08)
- MN Senate Race: 12/5 Update (12/05/08)
- MN Senate Race: 12/3 Update - Ritchie orders absentees to be reviewed by local officials (12/03/08)
November, 2008
- MN Canvassing Board rejects Franken's request to consider rejected absentees in the recount (11/26/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/25 Update (11/25/08)
- What comes after the recount in Minnesota? (11/24/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/24 Update (11/24/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/23 Update (11/23/08)
- Some Minnesota absentee voters learning of ballot rejection (11/21/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/21 Update (11/21/08)
- MN Senate: Do-it-yourself recount and FAQ (11/20/08)
- Minnesota recount blog started by observers (11/20/08)
- EL@M Director, Edward B. Foley, publishes op-ed on Minnesota recounts (11/20/08)
- Minnesota Senate race: Coleman up by 169 votes (11/20/08)
- MN Senate: 11-20 Update... (11/20/08)
- Franken Will Get Names of Absentee Voters (11/19/08)
- MN Voter Sues over Her Rejected Ballot (11/19/08)
- MN Senate: 11/19/08 update (11/19/08)
- MN Board Hearing Arguments Now (11/18/08)
- MN Senate: 11/18 Update (11/18/08)
- Minnesota Registration Rolls Questioned (11/17/08)
- MN Senate: 11-17 Update (11/17/08)
- Ritchie "Budges" on Absentee Ballots (11/15/08)
- Coleman's lead down to 200 votes as counties perform audits before the recount (11/15/08)
- MN Senate: 11/14 Update (11/14/08)
- MN Senate race - those 32 ballots were not left in a car for days (11/13/08)
- MN: Franken Sues for Lists of Absentee Voters (11/13/08)
- MN Senate: 11/13 Update (11/13/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/12 Update (11/12/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/11 Update (11/11/08)
- Minnesota county declines to reconsider rejected absentees; may review in the recount (11/10/08)
- Ballot chain of custody an issue in Minnesota Senate race (11/10/08)
- MN Senate Race: 11/10 Update (11/10/08)
- First Lawsuit over Minnesota U.S. Senate Result (11/08/08)
- Minnesota SoS aims to end recount by Dec. 19 (11/07/08)
- MN Senate race: County error gave Franken 100 fewer votes than he received (11/07/08)
- MN Senate race vote difference down to 236 votes (11/06/08)
- MN: Allegations that Coleman staffer was translating at polls and advising voters to vote for Coleman (11/06/08)
- Senate race in MN: the recount process (11/05/08)
Commentary
2011
2010
- Minnesota Supreme Court Settles Reconciliation Issue (12/07/10)
- A Note on Reconcilation in Minnesota (12/03/10)
2009
- The Rhetoric of a "Stolen" Election (7/01/09)
- Impressive Unanimity: the Historical Significance of Coleman v. Franken (6/30/09)
- Conscientious Judging on Display (6/01/09)
- Factual Points and Uncertainties Relevant to the Coleman v. Franken Appeal (5/14/09)
- State Law Issues Loom Large in Coleman v. Franken Appeal (5/05/09)
- Speculations about Equal Protection: The Difficulties of Principled Line-Drawing (4/21/09)
- Out from the Shadows of Bush v. Gore (4/14/09)
- Unsurprising Ruling Does Not End Minnesota Senate Case (3/31/09)
- What has to happen to unring this Bell? (3/11/09)
- Un-counting votes in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race (3/02/09)
- Coin-flipping: Is it a good idea? (2/25/09)
- A Victory for the Rule of Law (2/16/09)
- Minnesota Law and Federal Equal Protection (2/12/09)
- In the Coleman-Franken Contest, the Three-Judge Court Will Now Be Tested (2/12/09)
- Understanding Yesterday’s Rulings in Coleman v. Franken (2/04/09)
- MN Contest Court Off to a Good Start (1/22/09)
- MN Analysis: Allegations of Double-Counted Duplicates (1/15/09)
- Electoral Reforms Must Include New Endgame (1/15/09)
- Analysis of Coleman Claim Re: Uninitialed Ballots (1/12/09)
- Who Will Judge the Minnesota Contest? (1/07/09)
2008
- If the Minnesota Recount Involved a Presidential Race… (12/09/08)
- In '62, Minnesota set the recount standard (11/18/08)
- Minnesota under the Microscope (11/05/08)
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Minnesota
June, 2013
- Most states have both early and no-excuse absentee balloting, but not Minnesota (6/17/13)
- Secretary of State Ritchie won't run again (6/06/13)
- FEC fines Michele Bachmann's campaign (6/03/13)
May, 2013
April, 2013
March, 2013
- House Dems push change to state election law (3/15/13)
- DFL’s proposed election-law changes unlikely without bipartisan support (3/04/13)
February, 2013
November, 2012
- Minnesota voter ID law fails at the polls (11/08/12)
September, 2012
- Minnesota to keep enforcing campaign disclosure law; federal judge called part of it 'onerous' (9/11/12)
- Appeals court rejects Minnesota corporate disclosure law (9/05/12)
August, 2012
- Minnesota Supreme Court rejects challenge to voter ID; throws out Ritchie's rewritten titles (8/30/12)
- Top state court rules campaign finance laws apply to schools (8/13/12)
- Fine print within photo ID proposal could loom large (8/07/12)
July, 2012
June, 2012
- Voter ID factions gather supporters, devise strategies (6/29/12)
- Minn. Supreme Court drawn into newest chapter of 'voting wars’ (6/07/12)
April, 2012
- State Supreme Court won't take voter ID cases (4/16/12)
- Debate ramps up over potential effects of voter ID measure on students (4/09/12)
- Other states offer clues on how voter ID would work in Minnesota (4/04/12)
March, 2012
- Minnesota House passes voter ID bill (3/22/12)
- Minnesota may bypass governor on voter ID law (3/21/12)
February, 2012
- Racism alleged in voter ID campaign (2/20/12)
January, 2012
May, 2011
- As Promised. Dayton Vetoes Voter ID (5/27/11)
- Minnesota House Sends Voter ID to Governor for His Veto (5/23/11)
- Minnesota Poll: Big show of support for voter photo ID (5/12/11)
March, 2011
December, 2010
November, 2010
- Minn. election law: Clarity quickly chased by confusion (11/22/10)
- GOP: 'We're not going to get rolled' on Minnesota gubernatorial recount (11/03/10)
- Recount likely in race for open seat in House 15B (11/03/10)
- GOP vows fight in possible Minn. gov recount (11/03/10)
- Minnesota Majority poll watchers accuse themselves of voter fraud (11/03/10)
August, 2010
- GOP candidate wants ‘voter ID’ system (8/05/10)
- Voting absentee? Better have a witness address (8/02/10)
July, 2010
March, 2010
- New MN law changes absentee voting after '08 race (3/25/10)
- Minnesota legislators smooth absentee balloting (3/09/10)
February, 2010
- Bill moving up Minnesota primary passes House (2/25/10)
- Primary election move expected (2/06/10)
December, 2009
November, 2009
- Group launches petition drives in St. Paul and Duluth to require photo IDs for voters (11/23/09)
- Absentee ballots simplified in wake of Senate race (11/13/09)
- Ritchie wants new design instructions for absentee ballots (11/13/09)
- Ritchie praises federal overseas voter act (11/02/09)
October, 2009
September, 2009
August, 2009
- Residents try new voting system (8/18/09)
- DFL to take new voting system for a test run (8/17/09)
- TV stations sue to get copies of rejected ballots (8/15/09)
July, 2009
- Coleman's Numbers In Minnesota Are Lousy, Damaged By Recount Fight (7/09/09)
- A recount to make Minnesota proud (7/07/09)
- Al Franken: From satirist to senator (7/06/09)
June, 2009
- Minnesota Supreme Court Decides in Favor of Al Franken (6/30/09)
- Minn. court rules for Franken in Senate fight (6/30/09)
- MN-Sen: GOP Operative Requests Private, Rejected Absentee Ballots (6/29/09)
- Still No Sign Of Winner In Minnesota Senate Race (6/25/09)
- Election commissioners: Coleman campaign can pay his lawsuit costs (6/25/09)
- Coleman-Franken recount: Will law allow a look at disputed ballots? (6/23/09)
- GOP spent $900,000 to help Coleman pay legal bills (6/23/09)
- WDIO Requests Access to Ballots (6/22/09)
- Decision Awaited in Franken-Coleman Election Contest (6/18/09)
- Minneapolis makes way for new voting system (6/16/09)
- Court: Coleman must pay Franken $95,000 in court costs (6/12/09)
- Dakota County investigates alleged voter fraud (6/12/09)
- Ritchie looks to tweak voter registration system (6/12/09)
- Minneapolis will use ranked-choice voting method (6/12/09)
- GOP activist seeks rejected absentee Senate ballots (6/11/09)
- An absentee voting success story (6/10/09)
- All but over for Coleman, experts say (6/08/09)
- Experts: Prognosis grim as Coleman runs out of legal options (6/03/09)
- Senate recount: A Supreme Court grilling (6/02/09)
- Franken vs. Coleman: The Final Round — Maybe (6/02/09)
- Battle for Senate Seat Goes to Minnesota’s Top Court (6/01/09)
- Coleman, Franken Case Argued at Minnesota’s Top Court (6/01/09)
- Battle Over Unfilled U.S. Senate Seat Goes Before Minnesota Supreme Court (6/01/09)
May, 2009
- Minnesota Majority files election lawsuit with Supreme Court (5/29/09)
- Minnesota Supreme Court set to hear Coleman v. Franken (5/29/09)
- Ritchie is sued over voter-registration records (5/28/09)
- Ritchie is sued over voter-registration records (5/28/09)
- Legislature poised to move primary to August (5/18/09)
- Team Coleman tells court how to deal with ballot disparities (5/15/09)
- Minnesota House approves no-excuse early voting bill (5/15/09)
- Franken defends his win (5/12/09)
- Franken files arguments in Senate recount trial (5/11/09)
- Bill to make early voting easier gets Senate OK (5/08/09)
- Franken's in limbo as the weeks grind on (5/03/09)
- Coleman appeals Senate race at Minn. high court (5/01/09)
April, 2009
- Tough Call Looms for Minnesota Governor (4/30/09)
- Procedural Control of Senate Hinges on Minnesota (4/29/09)
- Specter switch raises stakes for Franken-Coleman (4/28/09)
- Minnesota Poll: Most want Coleman to call it quits (4/27/09)
- Norm Coleman is still making his case before the courts (4/27/09)
- Minnesotans want Franken seated (4/26/09)
- Minnesota Court's Schedule Prolongs Senate Election Case (4/24/09)
- Time for election reform (4/24/09)
- Secretary of state tells students about voting system's strengths, weaknesses (4/22/09)
- Senate recount trial appeal: Norm says, 'Not so fast' (4/22/09)
- Coleman files appeal to Supreme Court (4/21/09)
- Franken's Recount Legal Tab Exceeds $1.2 Million (4/21/09)
- Coleman Appeals To State Supreme Court (4/20/09)
- Franken owes over $1.3 million for recount (4/18/09)
- Minnesota's Missing Votes (4/17/09)
- Coleman: 'I think the law is on our side' (4/16/09)
- Ruling has 2 sides in a tizzy (4/15/09)
- DNC to Norm Coleman: 'Enough is enough' (4/15/09)
- State's high court may not be the last word in recount (4/13/09)
- Minn. court declares Franken leading vote-getter (4/13/09)
- GOP, DFL add dueling websites to the recount rhetoric (4/10/09)
- Analysis of Senate recount absentee ballots: Geography not strong predictor of which candidate would gain (4/10/09)
- Coleman Defends Minnesota Senate Fight (4/09/09)
- Senate recount down to 387 ballots - and almost certain appeal (4/07/09)
- Franken's lead increases to 312 over Coleman in Minnesota U.S. Senate race (4/07/09)
- Minn. Senate recount has no end in sight (4/06/09)
- Coleman urged to fight to Supreme Court (4/05/09)
- Minn. Judges Deal Blow to Coleman (4/01/09)
- Recount trial: Judges order a serious blow to Coleman (4/01/09)
- Senate recount trial: Coleman promises appeal will come quickly (4/01/09)
March, 2009
- A Winner in Minnesota or More Election Fatigue? (3/24/09)
- Senate recount trial: Coleman side opposes two voters in the ‘Nauen 61’ group (3/19/09)
- If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees (3/18/09)
- Absentee ballot system could see overhaul (3/17/09)
- Editorial: On second thought, early voting sounds good (3/16/09)
- Recount drama moves into judges' chambers (3/15/09)
- Minnesota Senate recount: Sudden sprint to finish line (3/13/09)
- Early voting bill moves on (3/12/09)
- Early voting advances at legislature (3/11/09)
- End near? Franken to rest in Minn. Senate case (3/11/09)
- MN-Senate: Will It Ever End? (3/10/09)
- Voter signatures puzzle in Minnesota Senate trial (3/10/09)
- Early-voting bill clears first hurdle in House (3/10/09)
- Senate recount trial: On the seventh day, Franken side prepares to rest; here’s where things stand (3/10/09)
- Senate recount trial: Day 32 (3/10/09)
- Absentee ballot pile shrinks in Minn. Senate trial (3/09/09)
- Franken pushes to toss Coleman's Minn. Senate suit (3/06/09)
- Minnesotans split again -- on a new Senate vote (3/06/09)
- Senate recount trial: Franken's team asks for dismissal (3/05/09)
- An eye-glazingly slow day at the Coleman-Franken election contest trial... (3/04/09)
- Coleman wonders if judges can find a winner (3/04/09)
- Coleman camp asks that election result be 'set aside' (3/03/09)
- Coleman says new election may be needed in Minnesota (3/03/09)
- Coleman rests his case in Minn. election trial (3/02/09)
- RNC escalates battle to hold Minnesota Senate seat (3/02/09)
- Is Coleman v. Franken headed for a re-do? (3/02/09)
February, 2009
- Senate recount trial: Ballot ruling buoys Coleman (2/27/09)
- Senate recount trial: Witness swept into the vortex (2/27/09)
- Franken drops Becker County ballot claim (2/27/09)
- Coleman faces setback in Minn. Senate trial (2/27/09)
- Senate recount trial dustup du jour: Testimony disallowed (2/26/09)
- Coleman-Franken recount trial: A possible answer to the 300 odd St. Louis County ballots (2/26/09)
- Ritchie discusses election issues (2/25/09)
- Franken-Coleman Senate trial hinges on voter mistakes (2/25/09)
- Recount trial: The Energizer Bunny of Senate races (2/25/09)
- Senate trial: Haggling over what evidence to allow (2/25/09)
- Senate trial digs into voter complexities (2/25/09)
- Key Coleman witness tossed from Minn. Senate trial (2/25/09)
- Coleman-Franken trial: Day 23 offers entertainment – inside and outside the courtroom (2/25/09)
- More absentee ballots ruled in and out (2/24/09)
- Setbacks for Coleman grow at Senate recount trial (2/24/09)
- Franken tries to pare Coleman list in Minn. case (2/24/09)
- Rulings have diminished Coleman's recount chances (2/23/09)
- Minn. elections director takes stand in Senate recount trial (2/23/09)
- Recount trial enters second month (2/23/09)
- Overseas voting reforms said to have paid off (2/23/09)
- Franken: Consider 1,600 votes for recount (2/22/09)
- Franken suggests review of 1,585 absentee ballots (2/21/09)
- Rhetoric over Senate trial gets angrier (2/20/09)
- Coleman lawyers blast judges (2/19/09)
- Judges shoot down Coleman request on excluded ballots (2/19/09)
- Coleman team cites ruling in challenge to recount tally (2/19/09)
- Carver County's handling of absentee ballots a focus of Coleman's argument (2/18/09)
- Stimulus highlights stakes of Minnesota recount (2/18/09)
- Common Cause advises voting changes (2/17/09)
- Coleman lawyers call on court to reconsider ballots (2/16/09)
- Winner in Senate race? It could be early voting (2/16/09)
- Coleman asks court to reconsider ruling on rejected ballots (2/16/09)
- DFLers shot down voter ID bill (2/15/09)
- Recount trial: Coleman dealt blow, but no knockout (2/14/09)
- House committee kills voter ID proposal (2/13/09)
- Judges: No widespread problem with rejected ballots shown (2/13/09)
- Senate recount trial turns on what exactly a 'legal' absentee ballot is (2/12/09)
- Pace picking up in Minn. Senate trial (2/12/09)
- House committee kills voter ID proposal (2/12/09)
- Senate recount trial turns on what exactly a 'legal' absentee ballot is (2/12/09)
- Mr. Franken Comes to Washington (2/11/09)
- Ritchie calls for early voting, fewer recounts (2/11/09)
- Early Voting, Other Minn. Election Law Changes Proposed (2/11/09)
- Judges add 23 to Franken's count, but it's far from over (2/10/09)
- GOP: ‘No reports of voter fraud’ in Minnesota (2/09/09)
- In D.C., Ritchie recounts Senate recount work (2/07/09)
- Franken asks Minn. court to put him in Senate now (2/05/09)
- Coleman seizes on newfound ballots (2/05/09)
- Senate recount trial judges put 4,800 more ballots in play (2/04/09)
- Minn. Senate trial continues 1 absentee at a time (2/04/09)
- Minnesota Senate Trial Proceeds, Giving Coleman Hope (2/04/09)
- Voter ID bill would make Minnesota laws most restictive in the nation (2/04/09)
- Ramsey County official promotes election law changes to St. Paul City Council (2/04/09)
- Judges limit ballot review in Minn. Senate lawsuit (2/03/09)
- Recount trial: Coleman blocked some absentee ballots (2/02/09)
- Making sense of the Coleman-Franken recount trial (2/02/09)
- Coleman election contest begins second week (2/02/09)
- Ramsey County election chief: Many possible reasons why more Senate votes were recounted than voters in a precinct (2/02/09)
- Spending on Coleman-Franken race keeps rising (2/02/09)
- In Senate trial, Coleman turns to Bush v. Gore (2/01/09)
- In Senate trial, Coleman turns to Bush v. Gore (2/01/09)
January, 2009
- Making sense of the Coleman-Franken recount trial (1/31/09)
- Senate trial focuses on absentee processing (1/30/09)
- Senate recount trial: Valid ballots were rejected, expert says (1/30/09)
- Novel snafu: Coleman witness initialed ballot application with a mouse (1/29/09)
- Senate Recount Trial Continues (1/29/09)
- Senate recount trial: Rejected voters have their day (1/28/09)
- Coleman lawyers probe reasons for rejecting ballots (1/28/09)
- Markings on ballot copies upset Minn. Senate case (1/27/09)
- Franken Has the Lead, but Coleman Has His Day in Court (1/26/09)
- Senate recount trial: Copies of ballots don't cut it (1/26/09)
- GOP legislators want photo IDs for voting in Minnesota (1/26/09)
- Franken's request to dismiss Coleman suit is denied (1/23/09)
- Senate recount: Franken, Coleman make pre-trial cases (1/22/09)
- Senate recount: Coleman seeks expanded ballot reexamination (1/22/09)
- Norm Coleman Gets a Job (1/22/09)
- Were Votes Counted Twice? Maybe (1/22/09)
- Franken's request to dismiss Coleman suit is denied (1/22/09)
- Senate recount: Franken ratchets up legal fight (1/21/09)
- Minn. election officials suggest improvements (1/21/09)
- Lawyers duel over Coleman lawsuit in U.S. Senate recount (1/21/09)
- In Minnesota, Another Bid for a Recount (1/20/09)
- Voters ballots rejected (1/20/09)
- Letter warns Minneapolis election judges they could be pulled into Coleman lawsuit proceedings (1/20/09)
- Senate recount: Franken ratchets up legal fight (1/20/09)
- Franken says Minn. law lets him join US Senate now (1/20/09)
- Voters ballots rejected (1/20/09)
- In Minnesota, Another Bid for a Recount (1/19/09)
- Coleman camp wants one more look at rejected absentee votes (1/19/09)
- Media Asks For Access In Coleman-Franken Recount Trial (1/16/09)
- Would-be senators spar over trial details (1/16/09)
- Judges panel may schedule lawsuit (1/15/09)
- Frustrated voters turn to courts (1/15/09)
- Franken expands legal effort to get seated in Senate (1/14/09)
- Coleman camp devises 5-stage challenge to Franken's numbers (1/14/09)
- Tripartisan trio to rule on Franken/Coleman election contest (1/13/09)
- GOP lawyers group denies any improper role in Coleman recount battle (1/13/09)
- Coleman is casting wider net for votes (1/12/09)
- Kiffmeyer slams U.S. Senate recount (1/12/09)
- Franken campaign asks for certificate to take seat (1/12/09)
- As judges named, Minn. Senate legal fight grows (1/12/09)
- As judges named, Minn. Senate legal fight grows (1/12/09)
- As judges named, Minn. Senate legal fight grows (1/12/09)
- Lori Sturdevant: We've been down this recount road before (1/11/09)
- Dear voter: You've been rejected. Letters sent after ballots vetoed by campaigns (1/09/09)
- Poll on recount: Coleman should concede (1/09/09)
- Ballots that campaigns bumped could cost voters $1000s to get counted (1/09/09)
- U.S. Senate recount: What’s next? (1/08/09)
- Ballot reforms unlikely to help voters who think outside the oval (1/08/09)
- Recount notebook: Musings on Franken-Coleman maneuvers, Supreme Court 'leanings,' and more (1/08/09)
- Coleman goes to court over Senate recount (1/07/09)
- With lawsuit looming, Senate won't seat Franken (1/06/09)
- Senate race certification set for Monday with Franken up 225 votes (1/04/09)
December, 2008
- Opinion: Minnesota and Florida recounts are polls apart (12/30/08)
- Election judge is dumbfounded her ballot was rejected (12/30/08)
- Editorial: Canvassing Board inspires confidence (12/29/08)
- Coleman calls for expanded ballot count (12/29/08)
- Opinion: Understanding the lesson of a previous recount (12/26/08)
- Franken-Coleman recount: Supremes order process to count absentee ballots (12/24/08)
- The Recount: No hanging chads, but plenty of hang-ups (12/21/08)
- Court orders campaigns, officials to decide absentees (12/19/08)
- Canvassing board moves forward as potential legal roadblocks develop (12/18/08)
- Opinion: A long way from over (12/18/08)
- Tossed absentees added to count (12/18/08)
- Recount Day 2 resumes this morning (12/17/08)
- Recount blessings? (12/17/08)
- Key – potentially close – Supreme Court vote could come Thursday in Franken-Coleman recount battle (12/17/08)
- Minn. high court weighs rejected absentee ballots (12/17/08)
- Absentee ballots get day (or days) in court (12/17/08)
- Washington state a model for messiness (12/16/08)
- Readers' analysis of challenged ballots shows Coleman lead erased (12/16/08)
- Board reviews challenged ballots (12/16/08)
- A nasty bug emerges in the state election system (12/15/08)
- Editorial: Recount reveals an election weak spot (12/15/08)
- 11% of voters' records didn't match at election (12/14/08)
- Coleman asks court to intervene in rejected absentee ballot count (12/13/08)
- Canvassing board to take up recount ballot questions (12/12/08)
- Franken presents affidavits from 62 with rejected ballots (12/11/08)
- U.S. Senate recount: Who will have the final say? (12/09/08)
- Coleman-Franken recount: Franken withdraws more challenges, expresses concern on ‘fifth pile’ (12/08/08)
- Veteran lawyers battle in Minn. Senate recount (12/07/08)
- The Coleman-Franken recount: And the winner is ... far from decided (12/06/08)
- Senate recount: Pendulum swings to Franken (12/03/08)
- Secretary of State's office asks counties to sort rejected absentee ballots (12/02/08)
- Franken campaign still concerned about 'missing' ballots (12/01/08)
November, 2008
- With big stakes, U.S. Senate could decide Coleman-Franken race (11/29/08)
- Franken loses Minn. absentee ballot appeal (11/26/08)
- Minn. board due to rule on voided absentee ballots (11/26/08)
- Editorial: Courts should rule on rejected ballots (11/25/08)
- Election recount could be just the beginning of long battle (11/24/08)
- Run-up in ballot challenges cloud Coleman-Franken recount (11/24/08)
- How many ways can voting go wrong? (11/21/08)
- Minnesota Senate recount gets tedious, pretty fast (11/20/08)
- Franken seeks access to rejected absentees (11/13/08)
- Anoka County prepares for meticulous recount (11/12/08)
- MoreFAQs on Minnesota Recount (11/09/08)
- Minnesota voting machine's accuracy questioned (11/07/08)
- The (Re)Countdown--what could happen? (11/07/08)
- Pre-recount: Mountain Iron funny business? (11/07/08)
- Franken's deficit: 239 votes (11/07/08)
- Recount Looms in Minnesota U.S. Senate Race (11/05/08)
- Voters turned on, and turn out (11/04/08)
- Hundreds in line as polls open in Minnesota (11/04/08)
October, 2008
- Driver's license data will be used to stop voter fraud (10/18/08)
- Judge rules in favor of exit polling in Minnesota (10/16/08)
- Hennepin County reviewing ACORN applications (10/01/08)
September, 2008
August, 2008
July, 2008
January, 2008
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in Minnesota that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- American Civil Liberties of Minnesota et al. v. Mary Kiffmeyer (Voter ID)
- Bohmann v. City of Minneapolis (MN Senate race 2008, Absentee Ballots)
- Coleman v. Franken (MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Recount Resources)
- Coleman v. Minnesota State Canvassing Board (MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Recount Resources)
- Coleman v. Ritchie (Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots, Absentee Ballots)
- Franken for Senate v. Ramsey County (MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Recount Resources)
- Franken v. Olmsted County (Recount Resources, Absentee Ballots, Absentee Ballots)
- Franken v. Pawlenty (MN Senate race 2008, Election Contest, Election Contest)
- In re Petition Regarding 2010 Gubernatorial Election (Election 2010, Recount Resources)
- In re: 2008 MN U.S. Senate Election (MN Senate race 2008, Recount Resources, Recount Resources)
- Minnesota Majority v. Ritchie (Voter Registration)
- Peterson v. Ritchie (Absentee Ballots, Recount Resources, Recount Resources)
- Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. O'Connor (Election Judges)
- Shad v. Ritchie (MN Senate race 2008)
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Commentary
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
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