Legal Opinion
Weiler v. Ritchie
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 30, 2010No. A10-1120PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This case raises a challenge under Minn. Stat. § 204B.44 (2008) to the name by which a candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State seeks to appear on the 2010 general election ballot. On May 25, 2010, Daniel Mark Severson filed an affidavit of candidacy as the Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State. The affidavit of candidacy requires the candidate to state his name “as it will appear on the ballot” and requires the candidate to state that “this is my true name or the name by which I am generally known in the community.” Severson listed his name on the affidavit…
3Cases cited12 opinions
- Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- State Ex Rel. Humphrey v. Alpine Air Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
- Aubin v. Duluth Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Dougherty v. HolmSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Moe v. AlsopSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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4Cited by13 opinions
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- League of Women Voters Minnesota v. RitchieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
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