Judge nixes challenge to Minnesota voting laws

(Minneapolis Star-Tribune) A federal judge Friday shot down a wide-ranging challenge to Minnesota’s voting system.

U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank dismissed a case filed by the Minnesota Voters Alliance, state Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton, the Minnesota Freedom Council and others, according to a copy of Frank’s order supplied by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.

Ritchie, who was a defendant in the lawsuit, issued a statement saying Frank “affirmed the constitutionality of same-day voter registration,” which Ritchie said “serves as a model for our nation and, in part, accounts for our consistent top ranking in voter participation.”