Minnesota Supreme Court upholds law allowing people with felonies to vote

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2023 law allowing people convicted of felonies to vote once they are released from prison, a ruling that could impact more than 50,000 Minnesotans just a month before early voting for the November election is set to begin in the state.

The court rejected a challenge from the conservative Minnesota Voters Alliance, finding it lacked standing and failed to prove that the law overstepped the state Legislature’s authority.

The 2023...