Absentee voting in Minnesota

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court found the appeals court properly ruled that Minnesota’s witness certification requirement for absentee voting does not violate the Voting Rights Act or the Civil Rights Act. The court finds the witness requirement for unregistered absentee voters does not require that witness to “prove” or “personally assure” the voter information is accurate, therefore they cannot be defined as a “voucher” that would violate the Voting Rights Act.Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads