Trump not on Minnesota ballot -- yet

By Tom LoBianco, CNN
Updated 12:08 PM ET, Thu August 25, 2016

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is not on the ballot in Minnesota yet, as Republicans scramble to fix a potentially embarrassing oversight before the state's Monday deadline.

A sample ballot produced on the Secretary of State's website Thursday morning showed third party candidate Evan McMullin and candidates for many other parties on the ballot, including former Democratic candidate Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, now with the American Delta Party.

"We now have paperwork in hand necessary for filing the Republican ticket and are waiting on one more item. The Republican Party of Minnesota has indicated to us they would provide that today," Secretary of State spokesman Ryan Furlong said in an email Thursday morning.

A request for comment from the Minnesota Republican Party was not immediately returned, nor was a request for comment from the Trump campaign was not immediately returned.

In order to appear on the ballot, the party must submit 10 electors and 10 alternate electors -- the people who will officially cast Minnesota's votes for president -- to the Secretary of State
McMullin is mounting a third-party bid as a conservative, supported by anti-Trump Republicans.

Former Minnesota Republican operative Michael Brodkorb spotted the omission late Wednesday and detailed the problems in a series of tweets.

"Again: Process for Trump to be on MN ballot. #MNGOP didn't officially elect alternate electors - trouble ahead? Yep." Brodkorb tweeted early Thursday morning.

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Again: Process for Trump to be on MN ballot. #MNGOP didn't officially elect alternate electors - trouble ahead? Yep.
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Brodkorb did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

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