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MARIJUANA-FOCUSED POLITICAL PARTY PUSHES BACK ON DEMOCRATS’ CHALLENGE TO ITS
MAJOR PARTY STATUS IN SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS
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“The implications of your decision are very important, because the state
Legislature is watching.”
By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer
The Legal Marijuana Now Party on Tuesday fought for its right to major party
status before the Minnesota Supreme Court, arguing the state’s election laws
infringe on its First Amendment rights.
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The pot party argued its case after the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party in
February asked the state Supreme Court to yank the Legal Marijuana Now Party’s
major party status, alleging the party hasn’t met the requirements enacted
during the 2023 legislative session.
Major party status confers significant advantages over minor parties, especially
ballot access, negating the need for the expensive and onerous process of
collecting signatures to appear on the ballot.
The DFL Party argues the Legal Marijuana Now Party did not hold local
conventions or have executive committees for at least 45 counties or legislative
districts, as the law requires. A party must also certify that it has met the
major party requirements, and the Legal Marijuana Now Party told Secretary of
State Steve Simon that it held its state convention, eight legislative district
conventions and 67 legislative district or county conventions—all on the same
day in June 2022 at an address in Bloomington and online via Zoom.
The DFL Party said in its petition to the Supreme Court that it was “practically
and logistically impossible for 76 separate conventions to be held on one day.”
The Legal Marijuana Now Party denies the DFL’s allegations and states it has met
all the requirements.
“This case is not about whether residents of Minnesota can form a political
party. It is not about whether Minnesota voters can vote for the candidate of
their choosing, and it is not about whether the state of Minnesota can mandate
the manner in which political parties conduct their internal affairs and select
their candidates,” said David Zoll, attorney representing the DFL Party.
Democrats have an interest in the Legal Marijuana Now Party losing major party
status: They believe Republicans have recruited patsy candidates for the Legal
Marijuana Now Party ticket, with the sole intent of siphoning votes from
Democratic candidates, which they believe has been decisive in a handful of
close legislative races.
Erick Kaardal, representing the Legal Marijuana Now Party, told the justices
that the new election laws are burdensome and inhibit the party’s ability to
exercise its First Amendment rights.
“The implications of your decision are very important, because the state
Legislature is watching. Do we want more of these regulations?” Kaardal asked
the justices. “Regulating the internal affairs of major political parties, minor
political parties…because that’s where we’re going.”
Kaardal is a local lawyer with ties to various conservative causes who also
tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
In a written filing, Kaardal wrote that the DFL-majority Legislature targeted
the Legal Marijuana Now Party when it drafted the new major party requirements.
The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned all parties about the new major
party requirements.
“It does strike me that the statutory scheme is awfully detailed and lawfully
invasive. Am I right or wrong about that?” Associate Justice Barry Anderson
asked Zoll.
Zoll said the law wasn’t burdensome and left room for a party to conduct
business as it sees fit.
Associate Justices Margaret Chutich and Karl Procaccini recused themselves and
were not present during the oral arguments.
Prior to Tuesday’s oral arguments, the Supreme Court appointed a district judge
to determine whether the Legal Marijuana Now Party met the requirements laid out
in the new law. The judge recommended that the Supreme Court revoke major party
status for the August primary and November general elections.
John Woodruff, an assistant attorney general representing the secretary of
state’s office, asked the Supreme Court to rule on the case before May 15 to
give election officials enough time to understand requirements for the primary
and general elections.
As for marijuana: It’s now legal.
This story was first published by Minnesota Reformer.
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