Update 8/31: On Tuesday, August 30 the referee ruled in Westrom's favor, we reported in Referee's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law: Torrey Westrom stays on MN12 ballot.[end update]
On Monday, we posted MN12: "We The People" candidate Klingbeil follows through on Westrom residency challenge.
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an order setting a Monday, August 15 deadline for parties to submit evidence supporting their cases.
Here's the order:
Court deadline for Westrom residency petition materials uploaded by Sally Jo Sorensen on Scribd
Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bakst summarized the situation in a tweet:
Minnesota Supreme Court sets Monday deadline for parties to file materials in a residency challenge to 3rd term Republican Sen. Torrey Westrom, who said he moved to establish residency in a new district. Petition seeks to remove him from November ballot. #mnleg pic.twitter.com/xACaO2EZsC
— Brian Bakst (@Stowydad) August 9, 2022
We've been covering this development since our August 2 post Via personal Facebook page: independent candidate vows to challenge Westrom residency.
Related posts:
- Via personal Facebook page: independent candidate vows to challenge Westrom residency
- MN12: Ashley Klingbeil to challenge Torrey and Dorry from the right for state senate seat.
- Will 2020 redistricting plan boundary adjustment get snuck in to let Westrom live in lake house?
Photo: Torrey Westrom's new real estate purchase. We The People candidate Ashley Klingbeil believes she has evidence to prove Westrom does not, indeed, live there.
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