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Politics 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 of the proposal has changed significantly in recent days.
Mark Ritchie: The man they love to hate
Earlier this month, 8th Congressional District GOP activist Terry Stone drafted a letter to House Speaker Kurt Zellers. It urged Zellers to begin the unprecedented process of impeaching DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.
The devilish details of voter ID costs
It’s hard to put a price tag on an unfinished product. That’s the dilemma facing Minnesota taxpayers interested in knowing how much the voter ID amendment to the state constitution will cost before they cast their ballot on the matter this November.
A ticket to St. Paul
After prevailing in marathon endorsement race, Nick Zerwas should coast to a win in Kiffmeyer’s old district.
Predicting 2012
n the four months since legislative maps were released, political strategists and journalists have been scrutinizing the new House and Senate districts to determine which ones favor Republicans or Democrats and where the key battlegrounds will be in 2012.
Panel OKs outside counsel for Legislature in Voter ID suit
The Legislature will spend $18,000 to intervene in the Voter ID suit before the Supreme Court.
ACLU files petition seeking to strike photo ID ballot measure
A proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to produce photo identification is misleading and unreasonable, according to a lawsuit filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
So long, adios, auf wiedersehen
After adjourning in the wee hours of Thursday morning, the Minnesota House of Representatives plunged ahead with the bittersweet biennial ritual of retirement speeches from departing members.
Voter ID battles often land in court
Even as Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature were advancing a voter ID constitutional amendment on to the November ballot last week, DFLers were predicting court challenges.
Legislature approves Voter ID constitutional amendment
The measure, carried by Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer in the House and Sen. Scott Newman in the Senate, will now officially head to the ballot this fall.
House approves Voter ID measure
The constitutional amendment is one step from the ballot, awaiting likely action Wednesday in the Senate.
GOP convention in HD 30A deadlocks over Kiffmeyer successor
Republican activists in House District 30A cast six ballots on Saturday seeking to endorse a candidate. But the convention adjourned with neither Chris Kumpula or Nick Zerwas reaching the 60 percent threshold required for endorsement.
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