A Legislative Compromise on a Congressional Map Still Possible

Minnesota Report A letter was sent from Peter Wattson and Joe Mansky to the chairs of the House and Senate Redistricting Committees, as we had said prior there being a possibility of agreement on a Congressional Map because the two offered by the Wattson and the...

Wattson Releases Redistricting Plan

Minnesota Report Today, former Senate Counsel Peter Wattson along with former Ramsey County Election Director Joe Masky, have put forward a redistricting plan in support of their case before the five-Judge Redistricting Panel. The plan accounts for three rural...

Passing of a Behind the Scenes Moveable Force in the SOS

Minnesota Report We attended the visitation for former Deputy Secretary of State Elaine (Voldness) Voss last evening. Today, at 11:00 AM services are taking place at Peace Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids. We had the opportunity to listen to great stories from Former...

Minnesota Voters Alliance Prevails at US Supreme Court

The MN Voters Alliance prevailed in the question to maintain freedom of speech privileges extended into the polling place in their case MN Voters Alliance v. Mansky. The efforts by Andy Cilek, Dan McGrath (The Republican one), Sue Jeffers, and Erick Kaardal against...

Anti-RCV Bill Passes Senate Committee

Yesterday, the Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee passed SF3325 on a party line vote of 5-4. Each opponent on the committee deferred to local control, but the problem is election law is set by the legislature and not a locality. Voting...