Minnesota Voter Blog

The Capitol Letter™ is a recurring publication that provides reports from LWV Minnesota volunteer Observer Corps and Lobby Corps members on what is happening in the current legislative session.

The Capitol Letter™ is a recurring publication that provides reports from LWV Minnesota volunteer Observer Corps and Lobby Corps members on what is happening in the current legislative session.

The Minnesota House and Senate have been in session for roughly a month and a half now. So, what’s happening?

Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota reach an agreement with Atlas Aegis to settle a Voting Rights Act lawsuit via a consent decree.

A reflection on the election on the first woman Vice President.

On January 14, 2021, the League of Women Voters of Minnesota sent a letter to the leaders of the Minnesota legislature concerning truth and consequences.

Today, the Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee held a hearing to review the administration and security of the 2020 election. Michelle Witte, executive director for the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, released the following statement.

All the most important Election Day information in one location.

Order issued against private mercenary company and its chairman.

Council On American-Islamic Relations Of Minnesota and League of Women Voters of Minnesota Sue Atlas Aegis for Plans to Deploy Armed Ex-Soldiers to Polling Places Across Minnesota.

There have been a number of claims floating around recently about potential droves of poll watchers and vote challengers being recruited for Election Day. But Minnesota has protections to ensure voters can cast their ballots uninterrupted.

Foreign actors are trying to influence U.S. elections, but not in the way you might think.

An update on the death of a candidate and litigation on this electoral race.

If you are voting absentee by mail, you might have lots of questions: What are all those envelopes for? How are my vote choices kept secret? How is my ballot kept secure? We’ve got the answers!

The Capitol Letter™ is a recurring publication that provides reports from LWVMN on what is happening in the current legislative session.

An update related to our litigation on the absentee ballot witness requirement for the 2020 primary election.

Voting by mail is safe, secure, and easy to do. With the increased popularity of vote-by-mail in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, use the following messages to counter attacks on vote-by-mail and pivot the conversation to solutions.

Today, parties in League of Women Voters of Minnesota Education Fund, et al. v. Simon reached an agreement to suspend the state’s witness requirement for absentee ballots.