KRANZ v. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

A22-1190.

990 N.W.2d 695 (2023)

Kolten KRANZ, et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, et al., Respondents, Daniel Rogan, in his official capacity as Hennepin County Auditor, Respondent, Steve Simon, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: May 24, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J Joseph , Joseph Law Office PLLC, Waconia, Minnesota; and Douglas P. Seaton , James V. F. Dickey , Upper Midwest Law Center, Golden Valley, Minnesota, for appellants.

Melissa J. Manderschied , City Attorney, Peter A. Zuniga , Deputy City Attorney, Bloomington, Minnesota; and Shelley M. Ryan , Hoff Barry, P.A., Eden Prairie, Minnesota, for respondents City of Bloomington, Minnesota, et al. Mary Moriarty , Hennepin County Attorney, Jeffrey M. Wojciechowski , Assistant County Attorney, Rebecca Lee Stark Holschuh , Senior Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent Daniel Rogan.

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Allen Cook Barr , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondent Steve Simon.

Susan L. Naughton , Staff Attorney, League of Minnesota Cities, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae League of Minnesota Cities.


OPINION

The issue presented in this case is whether manifestly unconstitutional language in a proposed city-charter amendment can be severed and the remaining language placed on the ballot. On August 8, 2022, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to reject an entire proposed charter amendment based on the conclusion...

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