Legal Opinion
Begin v. Ritchie
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 11, 2013No. A13-1002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
On June 6, 2013, the Green Party of Minnesota and its chair, Brian Begin, filed *546a petition pursuant .to Minn.Stat. § 204B.44 (2012), asserting that Respondent Secretary of State Mark Ritchie erred in decertifying the Green Party as a minor political party. Petitioners seek an order from this court directing Secretary Ritchie to correct his alleged error by restoring the Green Party’s minor political party status as of January 1, 2013. Because we conclude that the Green Party’s claims fall outside the scope of Minn.Stat. § 204B.44, we dismiss the petition.
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3Cases cited6 opinions
- Clark v. PawlentySupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
- Page v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Lundquist v. LeonardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- Schroeder v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Carlson v. RitchieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2013
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