The MN-02 House race will be DELAYED until FEB 9 because the 38-year-old candidate from the Legal Marijuana Now Party died, that's a "major party" in MN, and the law says, "If a major party nominee dies within 79 days of Election Day" you get a special on the 2nd Tues in Feb...
...that's a law enacted in the wake of Paul Wellstone's death, which happened shortly before the 2002 election.
@StarTribune article here: startribune.com/minnesota-cong…
"Once [Rep. Angie] Craig’s term ends on Jan. 3, there will likely be a month and a half where the seat is vacant..."
"[Adam Charles] Weeks had supported President Donald Trump in 2016 but was also concerned about the major parties, [his friend Joey] Hudson said. Hudson also said Weeks was wooed to run for office by 'hard-core Republican, borderline QAnon-type guys'..."
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