State ex rel. Spung v. Evnen

Summary

The court issued a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the Secretary of State and county election commissioners to implement the 2024 statutory amendments restoring voting eligibility to individuals convicted of felonies upon completion of their sentences. The court held that the respondents failed to establish that the amendments were unconstitutional because fewer than the constitutionally required five judges found them invalid, and the relators otherwise satisfied the requirements for mandamus. The court ordered use of the statutory registration forms, registration of eligible relators upon complete applications, and removal of any extra registration disqualification imposed by the Secretary.