Gov. Tim Walz isn't on the ballot in 2020, but he is a familiar face in a barrage of fliers, billboards and television ads from the opposing campaigns that will decide the balance of power in the Minnesota Legislature. Star Tribune reporter Torey Van Oot writes , "As the state's top elected executive, and a face of the state's response to COVID-19, the 56-year-old governor carries a much higher profile than most voters' state House and Senate candidates. That has made Walz and his record an election-year issue in the 201 races for control of the Legislature. Democrats are betting that the first-term governor's relatively high approval ratings — 57% in a September Star Tribune Minnesota Poll — can help them hold their majority in the state House and flip the GOP's narrow 35-32 majority in the state Senate."
Minnesota court denies voter group's motion to block $2.3M election grant A Minnesota district judge has denied a motion from a conservative voter rights group to block a $2.3 million COVID-19 grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life aimed at funding Minneapolis election efforts. ( Fox News)
Race for a (ballot) cure: The scramble to fix absentee-ballot problems Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected this November because of mistakes, such as missing or mismatched signatures. Voter advocacy groups, political parties and others are rushing to help voters fix — or "cure" — their ballots before it's too late, so they can be counted.
Common Cause is one of many organizations actively calling voters in key battleground states, where even a small number of rejected ballots could make a big difference in the outcome of a close election. ( NPR)
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