US EditionDOJ demands Minnesota voting records, raises concerns over vouching system
The Department of Justice requests Minnesota voter records to verify that the state's decades-old vouching system meets the Help America Vote Act requirements.
- The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding Minnesota release voter registration records, alleging concerns with the state's vouching system that allows a voter to vouch for another voter's address in the same precinct.
- Minnesota's Secretary of State's Office says the vouching system has been used for over 50 years, is rarely used, and mostly for people who recently moved to senior facilities.
- The DOJ letter states Minnesota's vouching system "seems facially inconsistent with the Help America Vote Act of 2002" and is the latest federal action targeting Minnesota amid fraud allegations.
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DOJ demands Minnesota records on same-day voter registration practices
Share This StoryThe U.S. Department of Justice on Friday demanded records from Minnesota’s secretary of state related to the state’s same-day voter registration practices, citing concerns that Minnesota’s “vouching” system may violate federal election law. In a letter dated Jan. 2, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon requested documents connected to same-day voter registrations during the March 5, 2024, presidential primary and the Nov. 5…
DOJ asks Minnesota for its 2024 voter registration records related to state's 'vouching' policy
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon called on the state to turn over its digital records related to same-day registrations and votes cast by same-day registrants in the 2024 March primary and the November 2024 general election.
DOJ Eyes Minnesota’s ‘Vouching’ System for Voter Registration, Demands Records
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division demanded voter registration records from Minnesota on Jan. 2, saying the state’s law that allows people to “vouch” for others on voter registration appeared inconsistent with federal voting laws. According to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the DOJ is “particularly concerned” with votes and registrations accepted by “vouching” from other registered voters or residential facility…
DOJ seeks records about Minnesota 'vouching' voter registration system
The Justice Department sent Minnesota officials a letter Friday demanding records regarding the state’s “vouching” system for voter registration, as the North Star State faces intense scrutiny over the Somali child care fraud revelations. Minnesota offers an alternative form of verifying an address when registering to vote on Election Day known as “vouching,” by which a registered voter in the same precinct or a staff member of the residential f…
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