Should Minnesota legislators still be allowed to vote remotely on bills? Senators debate issue

The Democratic leader of the Minnesota Senate lashed out at Republican members this week for trying to end the practice of remote voting while a DFL senator is undergoing cancer treatment.

GOP state Sen. Steve Drazkowski proposed a motion to eliminate remote and proxy voting during a rules committee meeting last week. Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, legislators are still allowed to cast votes remotely under certain circumstances.

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, criticized the timing of the GOP effort to end remote voting. She noted that DFL Sen. Kari Dziedzic has been participating remotely at times while being treated for cancer.

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