Minneapolis must employ bipartisan election judges in time for midterms, state supreme court rules

Minneapolis must find hundreds of Republican election judges before early voting for the midterms opens in October or possibly close some early polling sites altogether following a state Supreme Court decision.

In a Friday decision, the court sided with the conservative Minnesota Voters Alliance, which demanded Minneapolis appoint temporary election judges of both parties during the 18 days of early voting. City and state officials had argued that finding the necessary number of Republicans to staff voting has been difficult historically.