Minnesota city can use paper voter rosters

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the Minnesota city of Oak Grove may use paper voting rosters instead of electronic ones in the 2026 election. Minnesota law contains no language limiting a municipality’s authority to odd-year local elections, and the court found that paper rosters are the default standard unless a jurisdiction notifies the Minnesota Secretary of State that it will use electronic rosters. The city never properly authorized electronic rosters for itself, so it r...