SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – Yesterday, just five days before election day, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that absentee ballots in Minnesota must be returned by Election Day. This ruling, which came at the behest of Republicans, overturned an agreement that has been in place since August. As a part of that August agreement, state and national Republicans stipulated that absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days would be accepted.
DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on today’s ruling from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals:
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