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...the state party found that the convention's electronic voting system was "substantially flawed" and "produced a highly inaccurate tabulation of the first vote."...

"She doesn't get to give the Senate two weeks' notice," Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson said of Mitchell's plan to resign by Aug. 4 .... Senator Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, has announced she will resign from the Minnesota Senate next month. Her announcement comes just days after she was convicted of two felonies, first-degree burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools. In April of 2024, Mitchell was arrested after breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home with the intent to take items that once belonged to her late father. A jury convicted Mitchell of both felonies after a week-long trial...

The Woodbury state senator pled not guilty in the burglary case ... The Minnesota Legislature is slated to return on Jan. 14, 2025 for the new legislative session ... the second full week of the 2025 legislative session (Jan. 27-31) may also see a current state lawmaker, Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, stand trial for burglary. Sen. Mitchell was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary, a felony, in April after allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s house in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Despite the charges, Mitchell has stated that she does not intend to resign. The Woodbury state senator pled not guilty in...