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Bill by Minnesota's Congressional Republicans Would Halt Federal Election Funds for the State
The bill would withhold federal Help America Vote Act funds until Minnesota provides voter data to DOJ, aiming to verify election integrity amid state resistance, officials said.
- On February 2nd, Rep. Pete Stauber and Minnesota Republicans introduced a bill to obtain voter records for DOJ review, linking federal funds to data cooperation.
- The Department of Justice, which has sued more than 20 states, previously demanded voter lists and sued Minnesota in September after it refused to share records.
- State officials warn that Secretary of State Steve Simon called the request 'outrageous' and said the bill would be an 'irresponsible stunt' that harms election security.
- Stauber’s proposal would condition federal election assistance on DOJ access, barring Minnesota from receiving Help America Vote Act funds until compliance, with cosponsors including Reps. Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, and Brad Finstad.
- Experts warn the data requests could be used to relitigate 2020, with some federal actors connected to efforts to overturn results, placing the bill in a broader political context.
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Stauber introduces bill to withhold Minnesota election funding over voter records
MOORHEAD — A recently introduced federal bill threatens to withhold federal funding for elections in Minnesota unless state officials comply with the federal government’s demands for the state’s voting records. On Feb. 2, Congressman Pete Stauber, R-Minn., introduced the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026. The bill is cosigned by Minnesota’s other Republican members of Congress: Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Reps. Michelle Fischbach and Brad F…
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Bill by Minnesota's congressional Republicans would halt federal election funds for the state
A bill introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber and the rest of Minnesota's Republican congressional delegates seeks to withhold federal election funding until the state turns over more detailed information about voters to the DOJ.
·Saint Paul, United States
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