Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) urged voters in Minnesota not to vote by mail after a federal appeals court struck down a week-long extension for counting absentee ballots in the battleground state, and ruled that election officials must set aside absentee ballots received after Election Day.
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 decision (pdf) on Oct. 29 that the state’s plan to include absentee ballots received seven days after Election Day in the vote count was an unconstitutional maneuver by Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, the state’s top election official.
