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Voter ID laws might not be as popular as their supporters claim, especially when they’re missing key details

It has become all too easy for groups to legally circumvent state campaign finance laws.

Case Information Date Filed: May 30, 2012 Current Court: Minnesota Supreme Court Issue: Is the ballot question mandated by the legislature to be put to the voters of Minnesota in the November 2012 general election for approving or disapproving the proposed constitutional amendment so unreasonable and misleading as to evade the Minnesota Constitution’s requirement to submit the [...]

Voters will be kept in the dark Today, the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (CFDB) found that the Minnesota Family Council did not break Minnesota disclosure rules. This ruling came as a result of a complaint that Common Cause Minnesota filed against the Minnesota Family Council and Minnesota for Marriage for failing to [...]

Today, Common Cause Minnesota, Jewish Community Action and the League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit with the Minnesota Supreme Court challenging the voter ID ballot question. Earlier this year, the Minnesota legislature on a straight party line voter placed a constitutional amendment before voters that requires all voters to show an government issued photo [...]