SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House passed the Democracy for the People Act Thursday, advancing a legislative package to protect voting rights and strengthen Minnesota’s democracy in a 70 – 57 vote.
In response, chief author of the Senate companion legislation Senator Liz Boldon (DFL-Rochester), released the following statement:
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, the Democracy for the People Act, which combines several essential pro-democracy proposals into a single package, was passed in the Senate Elections Committee. In response, Senator Jim Carlson (DFL-Eagan), Chair of the Elections Committee, released the following statement:
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Senate Elections Committee advanced Senator Liz Boldon’s Democracy for the People Act (SF3) Tuesday, bringing this legislative package to protect voting rights and strengthen Minnesota’s democracy one step closer to being signed into law.