Case: NAACP Minnesota v. Simon

62-CV-20-3625 | Minnesota state trial court

Filed Date: 2020

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for information, see their tracker. According to their summary as of September 1, 2020, The Complaint challenges two Minnesota voting-by-mail requirements: (1) each absentee ballot be witnessed by a registered Minnesota voter, a notary, or person otherwise authorized to administer oaths (the “Witness Requirement”), Minn. Stat. § 203B.07, and (2) unless a voter is located in a town/county wi…

NOTE: This case is being tracked in close to real time by the Stanford/MIT Healthy Elections Project. So for information, see their tracker.

According to their summary as of September 1, 2020,

The Complaint challenges two Minnesota voting-by-mail requirements: (1) each absentee ballot be witnessed by a registered Minnesota voter, a notary, or person otherwise authorized to administer oaths (the “Witness Requirement”), Minn. Stat. § 203B.07, and (2) unless a voter is located in a town/county with fewer than 400 registered voters without a physical polling place, a voter must apply for an absentee ballot online, by mail, or by email. Minn. Stat. § 203B.04, Subd. 1. The Complaint allges that both requirements violate the Right to Vote and equal protection guaranteed by Minnesota Constitution Art. I § 2 and Article VII, § 1. Plaintiffs seek to invalidate Minn. Stat.§ 203B.07, subdiv. 3, Minn. Stat. § 204B.45 - .46, and Minn. Admin. R.8210.3000, to prohibit defendant (Minnesota Secretary of State) from enforcing these laws, and to order defendant to mail ballots to all registered voters without the need for registration.

People

Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Callais, Amanda R. (District of Columbia)

Clark, Samuel J. (Minnesota)

Coleman, Craig S (Minnesota)

Crosland, E. S. (District of Columbia)

Curtis, Charles G. Jr. (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

62-CV-20-3625

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Minnesota v. Minnesota Secretary of State

June 4, 2020

June 4, 2020

Complaint

62-CV-20-3625

Stipulation and Partial Consent Decree

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Minnesota v. Minnesota Secretary of State

July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020

Order/Opinion

A20-1040

A20-1041

Order

LaRose v. Simon

Minnesota state supreme court

Aug. 18, 2020

Aug. 18, 2020

Order/Opinion

A20-1040

A20-1041

Stipulation to Dismiss Appeals

LaRose v. Simon

Minnesota state supreme court

Aug. 18, 2020

Aug. 18, 2020

Pleading / Motion / Brief

Resources

Docket

Last updated Dec. 16, 2024, 8:45 p.m.

Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Minnesota

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Healthy Elections COVID litigation tracker

Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) project

Key Dates

Filing Date: 2020

Case Ongoing: Yes