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BEGIN v. RITCHIE

No. A13-1002.

836 N.W.2d 545 (2013)

Brian BEGIN, State Chair of the Green Party of Minnesota, as an individual and as a registered voter; and the Green Party of Minnesota, an association of individuals of a registered political party, Petitioners, v. Mark RITCHIE, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, and Lori Swanson, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Dawkins , Saint Paul, MN; and David Schultz , Saint Paul, MN, for petitioners.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Nathan J. Hartshorn , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN, for respondents.

Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

On June 6, 2013, the Green Party of Minnesota and its chair, Brian Begin, filed a petition pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 204B.44 (2012), asserting that Respondent Secretary of State Mark Ritchie erred in decertifying the Green Party as a minor political party. Petitioners seek an order from this court directing Secretary Ritchie to correct his alleged error by restoring the Green Party's minor...

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