A hearing will be held in Minneapolis on October 8, in the lawsuit over whether the Minnesota State Constitution bars the use of Instant-Runoff Voting for Minnesota cities. Minneapolis voters voted to use IRV in city elections, but IRV has been blocked by a lawsuit that argues cities are not free to use IRV in that state. An initiative petition to put IRV on the ballot in St. Paul has enough valid signatures, but St. Paul officials won’t put the initiative on the ballot until the Minneapolis lawsuit is settled. The lawsuit is in Hennepin District Court (a state court).