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Political committee sues Minneapolis over policing ballot language Some city officials defended the language in the explanatory note. July 30, 2021 6:22pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The political committee behind a proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department sued the city on Friday in hopes of changing the language that will appear on the November ballot.
Terrance W. Moore, an attorney for Yes 4 Minneapolis, argued that the city doesn t have legal standing to include an explanatory note that lists some portions of the group s proposal. There is no authority for cities to add explanatory notes to a ballot, Moore said. Adding such a note, he argued, creates a slippery slope that allows those in power to share their opinions on the very document on which people cast their votes.
On first day, 26 candidates file to run for office in Minneapolis Mayor, 13 City Council seats and spots on park or taxation boards on ballot. July 27, 2021 7:02pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Twenty-six candidates declared their intentions Tuesday to run for election in Minneapolis, and the field will grow over the next two weeks.
While many candidates have been campaigning and fundraising for months, Tuesday marked the first day they could file their paperwork to appear on the November ballot.
The local races are drawing national attention and money as Minneapolis grapples with how to change policing and public safety in the wake of George Floyd s murder and amid a global pandemic.
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Tensions building inside Minneapolis City Hall spilled into the open Wednesday as council members debated proposals asking voters to determine the fate of the police department, rent control and who should wield certain powers in city government.
During a 4 ½-hour-long meeting Wednesday afternoon, council members and city staffers at times accused each other of spreading misinformation or attempting to tip the scale inappropriately.
City Clerk Casey Carl said multiple times that he wanted to correct inaccurate statements that elected officials made. Some council members, meanwhile, accused the clerk s or city attorney s offices of introducing their own biases into draft ballot language outlining how the issues would be presented to voters.