明尼苏达州第二国会选区的第三方候选人去世，现在该选区必须保持特别的选举二月到决定比赛国务卿史蒂夫·西蒙周四宣布。
来自古德休的38岁有机蔬菜种植者亚当·查尔斯·韦克斯是“大麻现在合法”党的候选人。周一意外去世。该党的财政部长丹尼斯·舒勒告诉美国广播公司新闻，周的死因仍然未知。
几周的时间被用来对抗安吉·克雷格议员明尼苏达州民主党人和共和党挑战者泰勒·克斯特纳，每个人都在推特上向周的家人表示哀悼。
11月3日的投票在选举日之前不会改变，但是根据明尼苏达州的法律，众议院选举本身的投票不会被计算在内。取而代之的是，将为2月份的特别选举进行更新投票。
2020年9月18日，明尼苏达州贝米吉，贝尔特拉米县政府大楼的标牌指引着选民。
西蒙在一份声明中说:“法律明确规定了接下来会发生什么。”。“如果主要政党提名人在选举日的79天内死亡;将在2月第二个星期二为该办公室举行特别选举
明尼苏达州的第二国会选区包括南部双城都会区。唐纳德·特朗普总统在2016年以1.2个百分点的微弱优势领先于前国务卿希拉里·克林顿。
然而，该地区在2018年变成了蓝色，共和党人对该地区特别感兴趣，因为他们推动该州变成红色。从2001年到2018年，该地区由共和党人代表。2018年，国会第一位公开的女同性恋母亲克雷格以5分之差击败了在任的贾森·刘易斯。
克雷格目前的共和党挑战者、美国海军陆战队老兵泰勒·基斯特纳(Tyler Kistner)直言不讳地支持总统的议程，支持他的法律和秩序信息。
亚当·查尔斯·韦克斯，一位合法的大麻现在党候选人，于本周去世，享年38岁。
根据他的竞选网站，周将他的首要问题描述为刑事司法改革和大麻合法化。他的政纲主张“结束毒品战争”，并表示支持“黑人生活至关重要”。
舒勒说，周是“试图改变世界的候选人”，他补充说，他是一个“聪明、勤奋的人”，对自己的事业充满热情。
舒勒告诉美国广播公司新闻，该党将在未来几周举行会议，决定在特别选举的情况下如何前进。
3rd-party candidate in Minnesota congressional race dies, forcing February special election
A third-party candidate running in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District died and now the districtwill have to holda specialelectionin February todecide the race, Secretary of State Steve Simon announced Thursday.
Adam Charles Weeks, a 38-year-old organic vegetable farmer from Goodhue was the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate. He died unexpectedly on Monday. Dennis Schuller, the party's treasurer, told ABC News that Weeks' cause of death is still unknown.
Weeks was set to face off againstRep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Republican challengerTyler Kistner, who have each offered their condolences to Weeks' family on Twitter.
The Nov. 3 ballots will not be changed prior to Election Day, but the votes for the House race itself will not be counted in accordance with Minnesota law. Instead, an updated ballot will be issued for the special election in February.
Signage directs voters at the Beltrami County Administration building on Sept. 18, 2020, in Bemidji, Minn.
"The law is clear on what happens next," Simon said in a statement. "If a major party nominee dies within 79 days of Election Day; a special election will be held for that office on the second Tuesday of February."
Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District comprises the southern Twin Cities metro area. President Donald Trump narrowly carried the district by 1.2 points in 2016 over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The district, however, flipped to blue in 2018, and has been of particular interest to Republicans as they push to turn the state red. From 2001 to 2018, the district was represented by Republicans. In 2018, Craig, the first openly lesbian mother in Congress, defeated incumbent Jason Lewis by five points.
Craig’s current Republican challenger, Tyler Kistner, a U.S. Marine veteran, has vocally supported the president’s agenda and backed his law-and-order message.
Adam Charles Weeks, a Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate, has died, this week, at 38.
Weeks described his top issues as criminal justice reform and marijuana legalization, according to his campaign website. His platform advocated for an “end to the war on drugs,” and he had voiced his support for Black Lives Matter.
Weeks was a "candidate who was trying to make a difference in the world," Schuller said, adding that he was a “bright, hard working person” who was "passionate about his causes."
Schuller told ABC News that the party will meet in the next few weeks to decide how they might move forward given the special election.
