Tag: Steve Simon
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...
Minnesotans have until Oct. 30 to submit new state flag, seal...
The floodgates were opened this week for those creative types looking to make their mark on Minnesota history -- as the commission tasked with redesigning...
Commission already debating whether it needs an extension to redesign new...
A newly created commission tasked with redesigning Minnesota’s state flag and seal by the end of this year met for the first time on Tuesday. Among...
On school campuses and state fairgrounds, teenagers preregister to vote for...
The last days of August often are associated with the sights and sounds of back-to-school activities and, of course, the Minnesota State Fair.
This year...
Simon: Election officials within their rights to work with Big Tech...
Fresh off a legislative session where Steve Simon was able to check off nearly every item on his election reform “wish list,” the recently...
Minnesota Voters Alliance files lawsuit challenging new felon voting rights restoration...
A trio of Minnesota residents, along with a conservative voters rights watchdog organization, have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new law that restores the right to vote...
James Dickey: UMLC receives victory in election integrity lawsuit
Today is the first part of a two-part episode of Minnesota Law Weekly, as we have news from one of UMLC’s cases decided by...
Minnesota secretary of state speaks at Zuckerberg-funded election summit
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon spoke at the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) about voter rolls last month.
The organization that hosted...
Simon dodges question over voting rights of incarcerated
Everything was rolling along smoothly at a press conference in St. Paul on Thursday morning where Secretary of State Steve Simon gathered with felon voting rights...
Walz breaks promise, signs partisan elections overhaul package
Gov. Tim Walz signed a partisan elections reform package into law Friday that received no Republican support, breaking from a longstanding Minnesota tradition of...