Legal Opinion · Dissent

League of Women Voters Minnesota v. Ritchie

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 27, 2012No. A12-0920Published

1DissentPage, Justice

Bait and Switch: the ploy of offering a person something desirable to gain favor (as political support) then thwarting expectations with something less desirable.

Bait and Switch, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, http://www. merriam-webster. com (last visited July 27, 2012). What we are dealing with here is a classic bait and switch.

*652In April 2012 the Legislature approved a proposed amendment to Article VII, Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution that would add two subsections to that section as follows:(b) All voters voting in person must present valid government-issued photographic…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Crawford v. Marion County Election BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. Askew v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1982

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