Case: NAACP Minnesota v. Simon

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

Filed Date: 2020

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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

Judge(s)

Gildea, Lorie (Minnesota)

Grewing, Sara (Minnesota)

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)

Dunlop, Sybil L. (Minnesota)

Elias, Marc Erik (District of Columbia)

Ellison, Benjamin L (Minnesota)

Gore, John M. (District of Columbia)

Ho, Dale E. (New York)

Justman, Jeffrey P. (Minnesota)

Khanna, Abha (Washington)

Lakin, Sophia L. (New York)

Lee, Theresa J. (New York)

Leiendecker, Hannah M (Minnesota)

McKinney, David P (Minnesota)

Moran, Erica Abshez (Minnesota)

Nelson, Teresa J. (Minnesota)

Osdoba, Rachel (Minnesota)

Snyder, Evelyn (Minnesota)

Attorney for Defendant

Marisam, Jason (Minnesota)

Miltich, Cicely (Minnesota)

Taylor, Hilary S. (Ohio)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

20-cv-03625	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
20-cv-03625	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
0:20-01040 0:20-01041	Stipulation to Dismiss Appeals LaRose v. Simon Minnesota state supreme court	Aug. 18, 2020	Aug. 18, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
0:20-01040 0:20-01041	Order LaRose v. Simon Minnesota state supreme court	Aug. 18, 2020	Aug. 18, 2020 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
NAACP Minn. v. Simon COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker	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…	Sept. 1, 2020	Sept. 1, 2020 https://healthyelections-case-tracker.stanford.edu/...