Legal Opinion
Muhammad Abdurrahman v. Mark Dayton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2018No. 16-4551PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
The State of Minnesota appointed Muhammad Abdurrahman as a presidential elector during the 2016 presidential election. Contrary to Minnesota's Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 208.40 - 208.48, Abdurrahman attempted to vote for candidates other than those to whom he was pledged. By operation of law, Minnesota deemed Abdurrahman to have vacated his position as an elector and appointed a substitute elector. Abdurrahman then sued in an effort to have the Act declared unconstitutional and to enjoin Minnesota officials from counting the vote of the…
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