Page:Kistner v. Simon (A20-1486) (2020) Order.pdf/1

 December 4, 2020

Tyler Kistner, et al.,


 * Petitioners,

vs.

Steve Simon, in his official capacity as the Minnesota Secretary of State and as a member of the State Canvassing Board, Margaret H. Chutich, Gordon L. Moore, III, Regina Chu, and Christian Sande, in their official capacity as members of the

State Canvassing Board,


 * Respondents.

On November 24, 2020, petitioners Tyler Kistner, et al., filed a petition under Minn. Stat. § 204B.44 (2018), asking this court to temporarily restrain the State Canvassing Board from certifying the results of the general election held in Minnesota on November 3, 2020, and to require a full recount of the federal and state offices on the ballot for the 2020 general election, conducted with adequate public access and in compliance with Minnesota law. That same day, we ordered the petitioners to file proof showing that the petition was served on the named respondents and that they had complied with the service requirements set forth in Minnesota Statutes § 204B.44(b). We also directed the parties to file briefs addressing the issues of laches, mootness, and finality. On November 30, 2020, we granted the motion of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Minnesota DFL) to intervene in this proceeding.