Minnesota Voters Alliance, Petitioners, Republican Party of Minnesota, Petitioner, vs. Timothy Walz

Summary

The court held that the statute governing special elections after a successful legislative election contest required the Governor to wait until the statutory post-session period before issuing the writ. Curtis Johnson's letter did not create an immediate vacancy because he was not the incumbent, and the general future-vacancy provision could not override the election-contest timing rules. The court therefore quashed the writ and canceled the scheduled special election.