Jerry Trooien v. Steve Simon

Summary

The Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed petitioner Jerry Trooien’s request to change his ballot party designation from “unaffiliated” to “independent,” holding that the doctrine of laches barred the relief because of an unreasonable delay and substantial prejudice to election administration. The court reasoned that Trooien knew of his right on August 30, 2018, yet waited until September 26 to file, by which time ballots had been printed and early voting had begun.