Minnesota City Can Use Paper Voter Rosters

Minnesota Supreme Court rules Twin Cities suburb can use paper voter rosters in November election

Some say the decision opens the door for other cities across Minnesota to return to the old paper poll books.

Minnesota city wins Supreme Court case, granted authority to use paper voter rosters

Share This StoryThe Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Friday that the City of Oak Grove can use paper voter rosters in the upcoming 2026 election. That ruling came after a months-long effort by the Minnesota city to move away from electronic voter rosters. Located in northern Anoka County, Oak Grove entered into a contract with Anoka […]

Minnesota city can use paper voter rosters

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the Minnesota city of Oak Grove may use paper voting rosters instead of electronic ones in the 2026 election. Minnesota law contains no language limiting a municipality’s authority to odd-year local elections, and the court found that paper rosters are the default standard unless a jurisdiction notifies the Minnesota Secretary of State that it will use electronic rosters. The city never properl…