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MN Supreme Court schedules hearing on Gutknecht and Kiffmeyer ballot challenges on Tuesday

The Minnesota Supreme Court says they will hear arguments on a lawsuit challenging GOP Congressman to Gil Gutknecht's right to remain on the ballot on Tuesday at 9 AM. A D-F-L lawsuit says Gutknecht should be removed from the ballot because they say most of the petition signatures he presented in place of the filing fee were gathered before the period specified by the state. You can read more of the story here.

The court will also hear Brian Smith's petition to get on the September primary ballot on Tuesday. Smith, an Independence Party candidate for a legislative seat, says Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer should have told him he was filing in the wrong place. Smith filed at the Secretary of State's office instead of the Hennepin County Government Center. You can read more about the story here...