Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State, Petitioner, vs. Lisa Demuth, Respondent (A25-0066). Melissa Hortman, et…

Summary

The court held that the House quorum requirement is calculated from the full number of seats established by law, so 68 members were required for the 134-member House. It also concluded that the Secretary of State's petition presented a justiciable controversy, that he had standing based on his statutory presiding duties, and that the respondents' unclean-hands argument did not bar consideration of the petition. The court expected the parties to comply with its interpretation without issuing a formal writ.