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The Minnesota GOP and Republican National Committee are demanding an investigation after a noncitizen got here ahead claiming he obtained a major poll within the mail with out registering to vote.
In what was described as “potentially not an isolated incident,” a noncitizen, lawfully current in Minnesota, reported to the state Republican Party that he didn’t register to vote, or request a poll, but is presently on the Minnesota voter roll and obtained a major poll within the mail. The particular person claimed he doesn’t know the way the poll was despatched and is anxious it could have an effect on residence or future citizenship eligibility.
Kevin Cline, election integrity counsel for the Republican National Committee, and David Hann, chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party, introduced the matter to the eye of Minnesota Secretary of State Steven Simon in a letter final week, demanding an instantaneous assessment of the voter rolls to make sure solely eligible residents are registered and obtain ballots, a full investigation, and an instantaneous treatment.
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who just lately grew to become Kamala Harris’ vice presidential working mate, signed into legislation in March 2023 a invoice generally known as “Drivers Licenses For All,” which permits state residents, no matter immigration standing, to acquire a license. At the time, the governor stated there have been 81,000 undocumented immigrants in Minnesota, so the legislation would “increase safety across Minnesota.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally with Kamala Harris at Temple University on Aug. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“The risk of noncitizens engaging in election activities in Minnesota has never been greater,” Cline and Hann wrote. “Following the passage of HF4-2023, individuals seeking to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license or identification card are no longer required to provide proof of citizenship or lawful presence.”
The Republicans cited how county election officers depend on the State Voter Registration System to test the eligibility of voters.
“Does the SVRS system have the capability to keep up with the recent changes in Minnesota law in regard to ‘Drivers Licenses For All?’” they requested the Minnesota secretary of state. “Does your office verify the eligibility of people who are automatically registered when a person interacts with state agencies?”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion on Aug. 7, 2024, in Detroit. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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The incident involving the noncitizen reportedly receiving a major poll “indicates that the system to ensure noncitizens do not vote in elections in Minnesota may be seriously flawed or that the staff charged with ensuring that only eligible voters are registered to vote were negligent in their duties,” the letter says. “It is our understanding that the rulemaking for automatic voter registration has yet to take place. What steps has your office taken to ensure only American citizens are making it onto the voter rolls?”
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz, at Temple University on Aug. 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The letter set a deadline of Monday, Aug. 12, for Simon’s workplace to supply the RNC and Minnesota Republican Party “with information concerning the protocols and standard operating procedures that your office takes to ensure that noncitizens are not registered to vote, much less receive an unrequested ballot.”
The letter additionally calls for Simon’s workplace “take immediate action to review all voter registrations within the SVRS to ensure that only eligible voters are registered to vote and receive ballots.”
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“This is a potentially catastrophic failure of the voter registration system,” Cline and Hann wrote. “We demand that you take immediate action to investigate the cause and remedy the situation immediately. Complete transparency in these processes is the only way to ensure the faith in elections that the people of Minnesota deserve.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Simon’s and Walz’s places of work for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.
