Tag: restore the vote
Judge who supported Trump reprimanded after denying felons the right to...
A Minnesota district court judge was publicly reprimanded by the Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards after denying several convicted felons the right to vote...
Appeals court blocks judge’s ruling declaring felon voting law ‘unconstitutional’
Without ruling on the merits of the law itself, the Minnesota Court of Appeals said Thursday that a lower court judge had “no authority”...
Dayton-appointed judge calls felon voting law unconstitutional in ‘unprecedented’ move
A Mille Lacs County judge who was appointed to the bench by former Democratic governor Mark Dayton said in two orders last week that...
Lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s election speech code
(The Center Square) -- A lawsuit challenges a new law allowing civil and criminal penalties for certain speech within 60 days of an election.
The...
Democrats want voting rights restored to felons currently in prison
Minnesota Democrats want to join just a handful of states where felons never lose their right to vote.
This was revealed during a House floor...