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State representative Peggy Scott warns of stalled legislature after tied House, Supreme Court ruling
Summary
State Rep. Peggy Scott updated Oak Grove City Council on partisan disputes in the Minnesota House, a contested seat and a Supreme Court ruling that interrupted early legislative business.
Representative Peggy Scott, state representative for House District 31B, told the Oak Grove City Council on Feb. 27 that recent post-election disputes have left the Minnesota House unable to conduct regular business.
Scott said a close race that was initially decided by 14 votes later came under legal review after 20 discarded ballots were discovered; a separate seat in Roseville was disqualified because the winning candidate did not live in the district. "We were coming to... the first day of we were to be…
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