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UPDATE: Fight over voter ID heating up in Minnesota

| August 6, 2012 - 3:12 pm

Tags: 112th Congress, ACLU, ALEC, American Civil Liberties Union, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arne Carlson, Common Cause, Jewish Community Action, League of Women Voters, LWV, Mark Ritchie, Mary Kiffmeyer, Minnesota, Our Vote Our Future, Policy Corner, provisional ballots, public policy, TakeAction Minnesota, University of Minnesota, voter ID, voter suppression, voting rights, Walter Mondale

8/6/2012: Voter ID supporters have accused Secretary of State Mark Ritchie of unlawfully altering the ballot measure’s title. In a Senate hearing about Ritchie’s actions, they claimed that the legislature has the exclusive right to draft ballot measures. However, a bipartisan group of law professors pointed out that the state constitution mandates that the Secretary "provide an appropriate title" for ballot questions. The Minnesota Supreme Court reviewed the issue in late July. A ruling is expected later this month.

UPDATE: Fight over voter ID heating up in Minnesota

| July 26, 2012 - 5:04 pm

Tags: 112th Congress, ACLU, ALEC, American Civil Liberties Union, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arne Carlson, Common Cause, Jewish Community Action, League of Women Voters, LWV, Mary Kiffmeyer, Minnesota, Our Vote Our Future, Policy Corner, provisional ballots, public policy, TakeAction Minnesota, University of Minnesota, voter ID, voter suppression, voting rights, Walter Mondale

UPDATE: The Elections Committee of the Minneapolis City Council has released a report on the ballot measure. While it does not take a position for or against, it does highlight a lack of clarity and the substantial costs and administrative burdens of implementation. Oral arguments have been heard in the relevant litigation. A decision is expected soon, as state officials have said they need to begin preparing the ballots by late August. Meanwhile, grassroots groups like TakeAction Minnesota are fighting back against this attempt to suppress the vote.