Judge rules DFL Rep. Tabke's win in Shakopee House race is valid in missing ballots case
In her ruling Tuesday morning, Perzel determined that the election in Shakopee is not invalid, and Tabke "remains the candidate with the most votes legally cast in the 2024 General Election."
Missing ballots case: Judge rules DFLer Brad Tabke's victory stands
DFL State Rep. Brad Tabke's narrow victory in the Shakopee-area Minnesota House race stands, a judge ruled Tuesday, but Republicans are still threatening not to seat him in an effort to control the House over the next two years.
Judge: DFL candidate’s election stands for Shakopee-area Minnesota House seat
State Rep. Brad Tabke, a DFL Minnesota House incumbent who narrowly won reelection, should be able to begin a new term, a judge ruled Tuesday — despite a GOP election challenge centering on a pool of ballots that were cast but never counted.
DFLer Brad Tabke’s victory stands in Shakopee-area race, judge rules
DFL Rep. Brad Tabke remains the winner of a Shakopee-area House race, a judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to a GOP challenger who filed a lawsuit contesting the result. Dakota County Judge Tracy Perzel’s ruling, issued on the first day of the 2025 ...
Judge upholds DFL Rep. Brad Tabke’s win in House District 54A
On Tuesday, a judge rejected a request to nullify the results of Minnesota's House District 54A race and hold a special election, upholding DFL Rep. Brad Tabke's win.
MN District 54A race: Judge rules Brad Tabke's win stands
A lawsuit challenging the status of who will represent District 54A encompassing Shakopee in the Minnesota House of Representatives has been decided, with a Scott County judge deciding Brad Tabke's win stands in an election decided by only 14 votes.
Judge rules against special election in District 54A; Democrat Tabke holds seat
In her ruling, Scott County Judge Tracy Perzel denied the GOP's request, writing, "There is no basis in fact of law for holding a special election."
Judge upholds election results in missing ballots case in Shakopee House 54A District
A judge ruled Tuesday that Democratic Rep. Brad Tabke is eligible to take seat 54A in Shakopee despite 20 missing ballots. Judge Tracy Perzel wrote in her order issued Tuesday that she found the testimony from voters whose ballots went missing to be sufficient evidence that “this election is not invalid,
Judge denies GOP call for special election over disputed Minnesota House seat
A state judge has ruled against the Minnesota Republican Party’s request to nullify the election of DFL candidate Brad Tabke to the Minnesota House of Representatives. In the November 2024 election, Tabke defeated GOP candidate Aaron Paul by just 14 votes in House District 54A but the Republican Party challenged the result after it was discovered that 21 property filed absentee ballots could not be filed.
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