Minnesota Supreme Court weighs return to paper voter rosters - Star Tribune
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Minnesota's Supreme Court is deciding whether to scrap electronic voter rosters for paper — a ruling that could reshape how every future election runs.
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Theory Briefing
- The Minnesota Supreme Court is weighing a return to paper voter rosters, a decision officials say will define the 2026 midterms and all elections beyond.
- Electronic poll books replaced paper rosters to speed check-ins, but the case suggests that digital systems carry legal or reliability vulnerabilities worth revisiting.
- The outcome sets a statewide precedent — not a tweak to one county's process, but a structural reset of how voters are verified at the polls.