Minnesota election workers have new legal protections this year
With concerns about election-related violence on the rise, poll workers and election officials in Minnesota have some new ...
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‘I thought it would be fun.’ 92-year-old election judge has served voters for 7 decades
Around 30,000 Minnesota election judges are checking in voters and handing out ballots Tuesday at polling places across the state. Many are regulars who’ve served their communities for years, even ...
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Election 2024: Passing the poll worker torch in MN
In Minnesota and across the U.S., poll workers are being praised for stepping up during another big election. Administrators ...
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Minnesota law bans harassment, intimidation of election workers
With concerns about election-related violence on the rise, poll workers and election officials in Minnesota have some new legal protections. While there have been only sporadic problems in Minnesota, ...
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Supreme Court rules Hennepin County Absentee Ballot Board must comply with state law in choosing election judges by Nov. 1
In a decision from the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson said the governing body of the ...
9 contested judicial races in Minnesota: Who are they and what do elected judges do
This year, voters will have to pick candidates in nine races to serve on the state's Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and ...
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Few contested judicial races in Minnesota this election
more of the elections are contested at these levels, at the lower court level, than is true in Minnesota," Kritzer said. A majority of judges leave the bench during their term, allowing the ...
Minnesota officials encourage newly eligible voters to turn out on Election Day
"Please help us get the word out that in Minnesota anyone on probation, parole, supervised release, work release, etc; has ...
Minnesota judges and justices can’t campaign much, rely on voters to do research
Like Brosnahan, the vast majority of Minnesota judges are initially appointed by the governor. Applicants first go through an extensive vetting process by the Judicial Selection Commission which then ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court sides with Republicans in election judge ruling
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Minnesota Republicans in a dispute over election judges appointed to the Hennepin County Absentee Ballot Board. Harris Retakes Lead in Critical ...