Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights Law for Ex-Felons

The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a law allowing felons who have completed their prison terms to vote. The court cited the Minnesota Voters Alliance's lack of legal standing in challenging the law. Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, who signed the law, was named Kamala Harris's running mate this week.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law that restores voting rights to felons who have completed their prison terms, a measure signed last year by Governor Tim Walz. The court's ruling was unanimous, determining that the Minnesota Voters Alliance lacked the legal standing to challenge the law.

The alliance, a conservative group that argued the law was unconstitutional, and its legal team did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Walz, now the Democratic vice presidential candidate alongside Kamala Harris, signed the bill into law during his tenure as governor.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign criticized the law, even though Trump himself was convicted of multiple felonies in New York and is allowed to vote there. Trump's allegations of a Democratic conspiracy against him remain unproven.

(With inputs from agencies.)