Johnson v. Growe

This proceeding was brought on August 8,1978, by petitioners Kathryn Johnson and Robert Short invoking the original jurisdiction of the supreme court under Minn.Stat. § 203A.18, subd. 1 (1978). The relief sought was an order directing the secretary of state and the county auditors of Minnesota to prepare separate ballots for the special primary election held on September 12, 1978, to fill the vacancy in the office of United States Senator occasioned by the death of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey on January 13, 1978. On August 16, 1978, we denied the petition by an order to which this opinion is…