Minnesota COVID-19 Election Relief

LaRose v. Simon

Filed: May 13, 2020

Decided: June 1, 2021

Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and individual voters challenging two restrictive vote by mail laws in Minnesota: one that required absentee ballots to be filled out with a registered voter or notary as a witness and the other mandating that absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. The complaint alleges that these laws place undue burdens on the right to vote, particularly during a pandemic when social distancing is in place, in violation of the Minnesota Constitution and the First and 14th Amendments. Minnesota agreed to not enforce either of these laws for the primary and general elections in 2020, and the case was dismissed.

Case Documents (Trial court)

Order dismissing action without prejudice (June 1, 2021)

Parties' joint stipulation of dismissal without prejudice (May 27, 2021)

Republican committee intervenors’ memorandum in support of their motion for judgment on the pleadings (April 6, 2021)

Republican committee intervenors' motion for judgment on the pleadings (April 16, 2021)

Plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to Republican committee intervenors' motion for stay (Aug. 14, 2020)

Defendant's memorandum in opposition to Republican committee intervenors' motion for stay (Aug. 14, 2020)

Republican committee intervenors' memorandum in support of their emergency motion to stay order (Aug. 10, 2020)

Republican committee intervenors' notice of appeal (Aug. 10, 2020)

Order on the Republicans committees' motion to intervene and consent decree (Aug. 3, 2020)

Plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for temporary injunction (July 27, 2020)

Consent decree for the November general election (July 17, 2020)

Republican committee intervenors' opposition to plaintiffs' motion for temporary injunction (July 17, 2020)

Republican committee intervenors' memorandum in support of motion to vacate consent decree (June 24, 2020)

Plaintiffs' memorandum in support of motion for temporary injunction (July 2, 2020)

Plaintiffs' motion for temporary injunction (July 2, 2020)

Consent decree for the August primary election (June 16, 2020)

Answer to complaint (June 4, 2020)

Complaint (May 13, 2020)

Case Documents (mn court of appeals)

Republican committee intervenors' statement of the case (Aug. 10, 2020)

Case Documents (mn supreme court)

Parties’ stipulation to dismiss appeals (Aug. 18, 2020)

Republican committee intervenors' petition for accelerated review (Aug. 10, 2020)

Last updated: August 16, 2021 5:49 pm EST