The second Court ruling dealing with Governor Pawlenty’s “unallotment plan” is available on the Second Judicial District Court web page. Unlike the first ruling, the most recent decision favored the unallotment plan by dismissing a lawsuit over Pawlenty’s cancellation of the state’s political contribution refund program, a form of public campaign financing that fell under the governor’s budget ax.
This may seem counter to the first decision, but Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin was careful to point out that “the issue of whether the way the governor unalloted the (refund) program violated the separation of powers doctrine was not pled.” Legislative authority was they key issue in the prior ruling.
The unallotment rulings can be viewed on the Court web page.
