Dennis Walsh v. City of Orono, Minnesota

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Walsh’s petition challenging Orono’s special election to fill a city council vacancy. It held that the petition properly fell within the statutory election-correction procedure, that the city could enact and apply a special-election ordinance after appointing an interim councilmember, and that holding the election did not constitutionally remove that appointee. The court treated the appointment as temporary and subject to replacement by a successor elected to serve the remainder of the term.