Minnesota felon voting law attracts lawsuit

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/06/29/minnesota-felon-voting-law-attracts-lawsuit

Minnesota’s new law granting quicker restoration of voting rights to people convicted of felonies is being challenged in court by a group disputing the way it was enacted.

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query@midwest.social · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Hope this ends up getting shut down by the courts

bufordt@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Why? I'm personally open to allowing voting from prison.

query@midwest.social · 1 pts · 3y

I mean I hope the lawsuit is shut down, more people voting is always a win in my book

karlexceed@midwest.social · 2 pts · 3y

Well if the courts basically already said that the legislature gets to decide, it seems like this challenge has no leg to stand on...