Ramsey County has filed a response to Tom Emmer's petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court, alleging that his complaint relies on outdated election information.

Specifically, the response tackles Emmer's argument that election judges should have followed the letter of the law by counting roster signatures rather than voter receipts to compare the number of ballots with voters on Election Day.

Ramsey and several other counties opted to count receipts, which is often much faster. The response says this is a "contemporary interpretation of the statute."

"The petitioners argument is fundamentally flawed because they rely on a statute that uses obsolete language that is inconsistent with modern election day practices," the response says.

The response notes that the reconciliation documents referenced in the statute ("voter certificates" and "election register") "haven't existed in Minnesota election law for 20 years." They argue that "voter receipt" is merely a contemporary equivalent term for "voter's certificate."

This is reinforced by a rule adopted by the Secretary of State, which allows receipts to be counted. That rule dates back to at least 1983 (page 13).

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