Legal Opinion
In Re Ventura
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 18, 1999No. C9-99-1726PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 211C.04 (1998), the secretary of state has referred a proposed petition to recall Governor Jesse Ventura to the chief justice for review. The statutory review process requires the chief justice to review the proposed petition to determine whether it alleges specific facts that, if proven, would constitute grounds for recall of the officer under Minn. Const. art. VIII, § 6 and Minn.Stat. § 211C.02 (1998).
In 1996 the citizens of Minnesota amended the constitution to provide for recall of legislators, constitutional officers and judges. See Minn. Const. art. VIII, §…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Horace Mann Insurance Co. v. Independent School District No. 656Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Matter of Recall of LeeWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State ex rel. Martin v. BurnquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Jacobsen v. NagelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Claude v. CollinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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