For days, Hennepin County attorney candidate Martha Holton Dimick has been hounded on social media about whether she had an active law license, which is required to run for county attorney.

Her adversaries had good reason: She submitted an expired license when she filed for the office, even though state law requires that she submit an active one with her paperwork. Further muddying the picture, she deactivated the license in August before recently reactivating it.

Faced with questions on Thursday, her campaign sought to clear up the confusion. Her campaign spokesman, Jacob Hill, said she inadvertently produced a copy of an expired license, even though she had an active license.

“She pulled out one of her old cards instead of the current one,” Hill said.