Politics & Government

Court Dismisses DFL Lawsuit to Remove Donald Trump from Ballot

The Minnesota Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Minnesota Democrats to get Donald Trump off the state ballot.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Minnesota Democrats to get Donald Trump off of the state ballot.

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party filed the legal challenge Thursday petitioning the state's highest court to remove Trump and running mate Mike Pence from the Minnesota ballot.

Donald Trump Almost Misses Ballot in Minnesota

DFL Chair Ken Martin contended that Republicans did not properly select the party's alternative electors for getting Trump on the Minnesota ballot, and therefore believed that Trump's name should be removed from the ballot.

Find out what's happening in Southwest Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr /Creative Commons

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.