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The Minnesota DFL Party announced Wednesday that illegal immigrants and felons who haven’t completed their sentences will be allowed to participate in precinct caucuses.Party Chair Ken Martin praised the move as a “historic rule change” that reflects the party’s values.“No Minnesotan should be denied the right to help shape the future of our party because of where they were born or because of mistakes they made in the past and have paid their debt to society for,” he said.“The DFL Party believes strongly in a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and in re-enfranchising ex-felons who have paid their debts to society.”In Minnesota, felons can’t vote until they finish their full sentence, including probation or parole, nor can non-citizens. The DFL argued in various lawsuits that these rules shouldn’t apply to caucuses because they are a violation of the right to freedom of association ...