MN GOP WINS; COURT ORDERS HENNEPIN CO.

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Minneapolis, MN - The Republican Party of Minnesota was notified this afternoon that its petition to the Minnesota Supreme Court was granted. The Court rejected the arguments from Secretary of State Steve Simon and Hennepin County and ordered Hennepin County to comply with Minnesota election law by appointing election judges from the list of judges provided by the Republican Party to the Secretary of State in April of 2024 to its absentee ballot board. The Court specified that Hennepin County must comply with this order no later than November 1, 2024.

In 2022, the Minnesota Supreme Court previously stated that the purpose of this election law is "to promote accurate and secure elections" because this "law sets uniform requirements for processing and counting absentee ballots." In its order, the Court reaffirmed this prior ruling
"This is a huge win for election integrity in Minnesota," stated Chairman David Hann.

"Minnesotans expect those administering our elections to comply with election law. The Court's order made clear that there is no ambiguity in the law-Hennepin County cannot bypass the Party's list of election judges. All counties in Minnesota should be on notice. I urge Simon and all election officials to follow the law and ensure transparency in and compliance with our election processes."

As of today, 263,435 absentee ballots have been received by Hennepin County, and 209,306 of those have been accepted by the absentee ballot board—a board not in compliance with the law as it lacked any election judges appointed from the Republican Party's election judge list.
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