State high court ruling keeps some Minnesota voter data private Thursday, April 9, 2020

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The Minnesota Supreme Court has affirmed the position of the Minnesota Voters Alliance that all of the records in the Minnesota statewide voter registration database are publicly available data and that the law does not prohibit that information from being released to citizens.

The Supreme Court opinion means that the secretary of state has the authority to release the complete set of election records to the public. The 5-2 decision reverses a lower court ruling in a lawsuit by the alliance. The group has sought information about inactive or challenged voters as a way to determine whether ineligible ballots are cast.

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