New challenge Looms for Minneapolis Ballot Measure on Police

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Lawyers for a former Minneapolis City Council member are objecting to new language for a ballot measure on the future of policing in the city, saying it fails to comply with a court order rejecting the old wording.

The proposal would replace the Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety that “could include” police officers “if necessary.” A judge ruled Tuesday that the old language was “vague, ambiguous and incapable of implementation.” The council approved the new language a few hours later.

But attorneys for former member Don Samuels say the new language suffers from the same deficiencies. They want an emergency hearing.