Minnesota election law: ‘No longer the national model’
The Center of the American Experiment is out with a new report, "No Longer a National Model: Fifteen Recommendations for Fixing Minnesota Election Law and Practice."
View ArticleElection law: Ritchie pitches rule changes, legislators prepare bills for 2010
Election law, once the province of civics wonks, has increasingly become the stuff of partisan political food fights. The topic will be joined once again this Friday morning, when a public hearing will...
View ArticleGreen light for PCA chief Aasen – so far
In the 1990s he served as the state's emergency management director under Republican Gov. Arne Carlson. Aasen then joined the administration of Independence Party Gov. Jesse Ventura as assistant...
View ArticleDFLers join redistricting tussle
Democrats in Minnesota have been slow to rise to the redistricting fight this time around. During session, DFL caucuses in the Minnesota House and Senate passed on the chance to produce maps to counter...
View ArticlePolitics shakes up forum on Voter ID amendment
On Tuesday night there will be a debate on the proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. But the lineup of individuals slated to discuss the merits...
View ArticleTightening polls raise stakes in Voter ID battle
On Tuesday night, roughly 100 people gathered at Maplewood City Hall to hear a debate on the proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
View ArticleWould-be candidates sniffing out SoS race
Rachel Larson Bohman wasted no time getting into the race for Minnesota secretary of state. Within an hour of DFL officeholder Mark Ritchie’s Tuesday announcement that he would not seek a third term in...
View ArticleSecretary of State field begins to take shape
**UPDATED** Dennis Nguyen is seeking the GOP nomination for Secretary of State. The chairman of Shanghai-based investment firm New Asia Partners expects to make an official announcement in September.
View ArticleSteve Simon joins Secretary of State race
State Rep. Steve Simon announced on Tuesday that he's running for Secretary of State. The five-term legislator from Hopkins becomes the third DFLer to join the field.
View ArticleKalin withdraws Secretary of State candidacy
Kalin is the second prominent DFL candidate to cite personal reasons for leaving the contest to replace Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.
View ArticleNews links: Ritchie’s online registration hit with lawsuit from GOP legislators
If the lawsuit is successful, the registry system launched in launched in late September would be halted until legislative action is taken.
View ArticleLawsuit: Shelve online voter registration
Republican legislators and conservative groups filed a lawsuit this week aimed at suspending an online voter registration program that they claim was improperly implemented by Minnesota Secretary of...
View ArticleRepublican Dennis Nguyen launches campaign for Secretary of State
Nguyen, who serves as chairman of New Asia Partners and Newport Capital, both Minneapolis-based financial services firms, kicked off his campaign for the state's top elections official at a Capitol...
View ArticleThe Capitol Note: Education Minnesota endorses Dayton for reelection
The teachers union counts 70,000 educators among its members.
View ArticleNguyen’s SoS bid draws wide support
At 43, Nguyen said he plans to devote this decade to public service. His first major foray into that realm was a hard-fought loss in an effort to join the University of Minnesota Board of Regents....
View ArticleThe Capitol Note: Amended bullying bill clears Senate committee
GOP Sens. Carla Nelson and Roger Chamberlain have introduced an alternate bill.
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