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Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Hunt
What's at Stake
The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota intervened as defendants to block an attempt by Minnesota Voters Alliance -- a private plaintiff group -- to challenge a law that restored voting rights to individuals convicted of a felony while they are "not incarcerated for the offense" and "including any period when they are on work release."
Summary
In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature enacted a law that restored voting rights to any individual with a felony conviction and allowed them to vote during any period in which they are “not incarcerated for the offense, “which includes any period when they are on work release. On June 28, 2023, conservative advocacy group Minnesota Voters Alliance and several Minnesota residents challenged this law as violating the Minnesota Constitution, arguing that people on supervised release, probation, or work release because of a felony conviction are not people who have been “restored to civil rights.”
The ACLU, ACLU of Minnesota, and the law firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP moved to intervene on behalf of several affected individuals affected by the challenge. On December 13, 2023, the district court granted intervention and denied Plaintiffs’ petition, holding that the plaintiffs lack standing and would nonetheless fail on the merits because the law fell within the bounds of the constitutional text allowing the legislature to determine how to restore people to civil rights.
Defendants appealed and sought accelerated review. On January 16, 2024, the Minnesota Supreme Court granted accelerated review.
Update: On August 7, 2024, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the district court's ruling, making it possible for Minnesotans on felony probation and parole to register and vote.
Legal Documents
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08/07/2024
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03/01/2024
Amicus Curiae Brief of League of Women Voters of Minnesota -
02/27/2024
State Respondents' Brief -
02/27/2024
Response Brief of Intervenor-Respondents Jennifer Schroeder and Elizer Eugene Darris -
02/06/2024
Appellants' Opening Brief -
12/20/2023
Notice of Appeal -
12/13/2023
Order Dismissing Case -
12/13/2023
Order Granting Motion to Intervene -
10/23/2023
Proposed Intervenors' Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene -
10/23/2023
State Respondents' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss -
10/23/2023
Petitioners' Reply in Support of Motion for the Issuance of Writ of Quo Warranto -
10/23/2023
Reply in Support of Proposed Intervenor Respondents' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings -
10/16/2023
Proposed Intervenors' Opposition to Issuance of Writ of Quo Warranto -
10/16/2023
Petitioners' Opposition to Respondents' and Proposed Intervenors' Motions -
10/16/2023
State Respondents' Opposition to Issuance of Writ of Quo Warranto -
10/16/2023
Petitioners' Opposition to Motion to Intervene -
10/06/2023
Letter from Court -
10/02/2023
State Respondents' Amended Motion to Dismiss -
10/02/2023
Petitioners' Memorandum of Law in Support of Writ Quo Warranto -
10/02/2023
Anoka County and Tom Hunt's Motion to Dismiss -
08/31/2023
Jennifer Schroeder and Elizer Eugene's Motion to Intervene -
07/20/2023
State Respondents' Motion to Dismiss -
07/20/2023
Tom Hunt and Anoka County's Motion to Dismiss -
07/19/2023
Intervenors' Answer to Petition -
07/19/2023
Voters' Notice of Intervention -
06/28/2023
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