Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Peterson v. Ritchie
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: January 13, 2009 / January 16, 2009
State: Minnesota
Issues: Absentee Ballots, Recount Resources, MN Senate race 2008
Courts that Heard this Case: Minnesota Supreme Court (Case A090065)
Issue:
Whether these voters' absentee ballots were wrongly excluded from the results.
Status:
Voters filed petition on 1/13. Case consolidated with Coleman v. Franken election contest on 1/16.
Minnesota Supreme Court Documents
- Petition of voters
(filed 1/13/09) - Motion to Intervene - Coleman (filed 1/15/09, granted 1/16/09)
- Scheduling Order (entered 1/16/09)
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