Voters in parts of northeast Florida will be able to cast an early, in-person ballot this weekend in the special election to fill the seat of Congressman Michael Waltz. Waltz is resigning effective Monday,
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday sided with Republicans in ruling Gov. Tim Walz prematurely ordered a Jan. 28 special election in the Roseville-area House District 40B. The writ of special election Walz issued on Dec. 27 is now quashed and the election must be canceled, the court ruled.
The state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that will extend Republicans’ advantage in a power struggle with Democrats in the House by granting them another month with a one-seat
Speaking to supporters in Minnesota shortly after the election, Mr. Walz said that he had been struggling to understand why voters gave President-elect Donald J. Trump a second term in office.
Mike Waltz is officially a former Congressman. The St. Johns County Republican, who has represented Northeast Florida in Congress since 2019, resigned from office ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
The Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether Governor Tim Walz acted in accordance with state statute when he called for a special election to fill the vacancy in District 40B. State Supreme Court Justices were full of questions for both the GOP attorneys for the Minnesota Voters Alliance and attorneys representing Governor Tim Walz and Secretary
As a result of the ruling, the Republican Party's 67-66 advantage will last longer, perhaps well into February or March.
Republicans in the House continue to hold floor sessions while Democrats continue to boycott. Court decisions late last week pushed a House special election into March while a senator who faces felony charges will not stand trial until after the session.
In a ruling Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court said a special election for House District 40B was issued prematurely, and have ordered the Jan. 28 election be canceled.
The Minnesota Supreme Court voided Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to hold a special election Jan. 28 for a Roseville-area seat in the state House, ruling that it was issued prematurely under state law. In a five-page order issued late Friday afternoon,
In the order signed by Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, the court said the state “must take all steps necessary” to cancel the vote set for Jan. 28. During oral arguments in fron