Donald Trump Almost Misses Ballot in Minnesota

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump might not have appeared on Minnesota's ballot if it weren't for an 11th-hour scramble by state Republicans Wednesday night.

By Wednesday evening, Minnesota Republicans had yet to submit the name of their presidential candidate, as well as their electors and alternate electors, to the Minnesota Secretary of State. The deadline for submission is Monday, Aug. 29.

As of Thursday morning, a sample ballot on the Minnesota Secretary of State website included Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, third-party anti-Trump conservative candidate Evan McMullin, and even Delta Party candidate Roque De La Fuente, but Trump's name was nowhere to be found.

Michael Brodkorb, a former GOP political operative, first broke the news on Twitter Wednesday evening that state Republicans had yet to file the necessary paperwork. He also said the party failed to elect alternate presidential electors at its state convention in March.

Brodkorb said Thursday afternoon that when the party did finally submit the names of its electors, it did so improperly.

Others chimed in on Twitter to confirm Brodkorb's report that alternate electors were not chosen at the party's state convention.

According to the Star Tribune, a spokesman for Secretary of State Steve Simon said Thursday the filing is complete and that the Republican ticket would be listed on the ballot.

By Thursday afternoon, Trump's name appeared on the state's sample ballot.

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