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Minnesota secretary of state candidates spar over voter security, state symbols
Steve Simon defended Minnesota’s election system with studies showing a 90.6% voter registration rate and only three illegal votes in 13.4 million cast.
- On Friday, DFL incumbent Steve Simon and Republican challenger Tad Jude squared off at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul to debate voter security and election administration policies.
- Seeking to "tighten up" state requirements, Jude argued same-day registration makes elections vulnerable and proposed using provisional ballots for same-day registrants instead of immediate voting.
- Simon defended the current system, citing an MIT study showing a 90.6% voter registration rate and noting that of 13.4 million votes cast in Minnesota since 2015, courts found only three illegal.
- Regarding the Justice Department's Alaska election lawsuit, Simon called it a "banana republic" move, while Jude refused to fully refute President Donald Trump's claims about Minnesota election results.
- Beyond election administration, the candidates discussed state symbols; Minnesota recently adopted Ursa Minor as its constellation and the giant beaver as its fossil, though some municipalities have resisted the new flag.
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Minnesota secretary of state candidates spar over voter security, state symbols
The debate was held on Minnesota Public Radio.
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