Just a short note to tell you that we are very satisfied with the oral arguments heard by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals last Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in front of a standing-room only crowd.

- Andy

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The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a court date for May 15th at 9AM in St. Paul and selected a 3-Judge panel.

For more info, please visit: http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/webcal/may13stp.pdf

There is a problem with Election Day registrations: the people registering are not checked for eligibility before their votes are counted. That is why the Minnesota Voters Alliance and other plaintiffs are before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Minnesota must confirm the eligibility of all voters before counting their ballots. That includes the more than 500,000 who register on Election Day in presidential-election years.

Say What? Secretary of State Mark Ritchie tells the federal court, in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mark Ritchie, that the state has no duty nor authority to verify voters' eligibility. At the same time, he tells the people of Minnesota that he checks all voters for eligibility? Video clip taken from the March 2012 Capitol Report.

The Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) files response brief 12/21/12 in Election Day Registration (EDR) lawsuit to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 8th Circuit has notified us that there will be oral arguments in this lawsuit against Mark Ritchie.  We will post the date and time as soon as we learn of them.