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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MINNESOTA v. RITCHIE

No. A12-0920.

819 N.W.2d 636 (2012)

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MINNESOTA; Common Cause, a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation; Jewish Community Action; Gabriel Herbers; Shannon Doty; Gretchen Nickence; John Harper Ritten; Kathryn Ibur, Petitioners, v. Mark RITCHIE, in his capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, and not in his individual capacity, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Z. Pentelovitch , Richard G. Wilson , Justin H. Perl , Wayne S. Moskowitz , Alain M. Baudry , Catherine Ahlin-Halverson , Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Teresa Nelson , American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN; and Laughlin McDonald (pro hac vice), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for petitioners.

Mark Ritchie , Secretary of State, Saint Paul, MN, for respondent.

Robert R. Weinstine , Thomas H. Boyd , Kristopher D. Lee , Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for intervenors-respondents.

Timothy P. Griffin , Liz Kramer , Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association, Minneapolis, MN; and Daniel B. Kohrman , AARP Foundation Litigation, Michael Schuster , AARP, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae AARP.

Sara R. Grewing , City Attorney, Gerald T. Hendrickson , Deputy City Attorney, Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae City of Saint Paul.

Mark A. Jacobson , Paul A. Banker , Kelly G. Laudon , Carrie Ryan Gallia , Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Citizens for Election Integrity — Minnesota.

Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, David C. Brown , Senior Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

Nathan J. Marcusen , Bowman and Brooke LLP, Minneapolis, MN; Zachary S. Kester (pro hac vice), Kaylan L. Phillips (pro hac vice), Noel H. Johnson (pro hac vice), ActRight Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C.; and J. Christian Adams (pro hac vice), Election Law Center, PLLC, Alexandria, VA, for amicus curiae Minnesota Majority.

Erick G. Kaardal , William F. Mohrman , Mohrman & Kaardal, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for amici curiae State Senator Scott J. Newman and State Representative Mary Kiffmeyer.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This action was brought under Minn. Stat. § 204B.44 (2010), seeking to correct an alleged error in the preparation of the ballot for the general election. Specifically, petitioners seek to prevent the people of Minnesota from voting on the question of whether photographic identification should be required to vote in Minnesota. The court is unanimous in concluding that petitioners are not...

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