Minnesota lawmaker flags alleged voter roll discrepancies

A Minnesota state consultant is questioning the integrity of voter roll information within the state’s most populous county, sparking a dispute over entry to election information.

“Why is a lot effort being made to stop us or any election integrity group from seeing this info?” State Rep. Pam Altendorf mentioned Saturday.

“In the event that they’re clear, that is nice. And if not, then sure [Minnesota Secretary of State] If Steve Simon can not or won’t clear up our voter rolls, we completely should get federal assist as a result of this may disenfranchise each authorized voter in Minnesota.”

Altendorf mentioned the dispute stems from her try to receive lively voter information from a number of Minnesota counties. She filed information requests with 4 counties after reviewing state statutes and consulting with election integrity teams, arguing that as vice chair of the Minnesota Home Elections Committee, she has the authority to entry the data.

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In response to Altendorf, the Minnesota Secretary of State has instructed counties to not present her with the data. Three counties declined to conform together with her request, whereas Hennepin County — the state’s largest county by inhabitants — offered the info.

After reviewing Hennepin County information, Altendorf mentioned she recognized practically 3,000 lively voter submissions that have been lacking key figuring out info corresponding to dates of start, names and addresses, in addition to what she described as attainable duplicate data.

Whereas she did not give particular examples, she additionally mentioned there have been voters listed who have been over 100 years outdated.

Nonetheless, according to Alfanieuws1900 was used because the yr of start for voters who registered earlier than 1983, as they weren’t required to offer their date of start.

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A spokesperson for Hennepin County instructed the station that they’re conducting elections in accordance with state regulation and Secretary of State tips.

The spokesperson additionally mentioned that “deal with verification is a routine cause why a voter document could also be marked as disputed, ‘together with when a registration affirmation postcard is returned as undeliverable.'”

Altendorf started pursuing the info after studying that the Justice Division had requested voter rolls info from states throughout the nation as a part of broader election integrity efforts, which she mentioned Minnesota refused to offer. due to privacy concerns.

She then reviewed state statutes and labored with election integrity teams, together with the Minnesota Voters Alliance, earlier than deciding she had the authority to request the info herself.

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Altendorf mentioned Simon is “actively working to disclaim her, as a sitting member of the Home of Representatives Election Committee, the power to entry voter roll info to find out whether or not the info is correct.

The Minnesota Secretary of State’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.