The election system in Minnesota is facing scrutiny on social media after a clip of a state official speaking to Somali voters reignited concerns about election integrity in the state.
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"If you’re already registered to vote, you don’t need to bring anything with you," Minnesota Voter Outreach Director Melanie Hazelip said on Somali TV.
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You just show up to your early voting location, which is usually the county office or City Hall.
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Minneapolis and the bigger jurisdictions have a lot of extra places where you can go, like a lot of libraries or community centers.
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As long as you’re registered to vote, you don’t need to bring anything with you.
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"If you’re not registered to vote … you still have options.
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If you have a Minnesota ID that is updated, that’s all you need to bring with you.
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If you don’t have that, there is a list of documents on our website that you can find.
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You still have options to get registered same day.
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While Hazelip's comments were in accordance with the laws on the books, they prompted outrage on social media after being posted by conservative influencer End Wokeness, and the post racked up almost a million views with users making the case that the system is too lax.
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"A Minnesota election official just went on Somali TV and walked viewers through how to same-day register and vote using a Minnesota state ID," retired Navy intelligence Officer Phillip C. Parrish posted on X.
"Minnesota hands out those IDs to non-citizens with no citizenship marking.
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Vouching lets one registered voter clear up to eight others on an oath.
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Citizenship is required by law.
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The same state that lost hundreds of millions to documented fraud in childcare, nutrition, and Medicaid programs is now advertising the lowest-friction path to the ballot on community TV.
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Affirm you’re a citizen.
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This is how the system is built.
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It is not an accident."
Federalist Society co-founder David McIntosh wrote on X, "Democrats are on a mission to tell every non-citizen how they can get away with voting in our elections.
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"Nothing to see here, I'm sure," Red Ax Strategies President Matthew Brodsky posted on X.
"This is why passing the SAVE America Act is crucial," conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted on X.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Minnesota Secretary of State's office said it "provides information and resources on Minnesota election laws to hundreds of nonpartisan community groups every year as a part of our regular voter engagement efforts."
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"Recently, our voter outreach director spoke with a local news outlet and provided accurate information about Minnesota election laws and how eligible voters cast their ballots.
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Unfortunately, her accurate remarks have been misinterpreted and misrepresented by political actors online," the statement said.
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"With only a few days left before the election, we remain focused on making sure every eligible Minnesotan knows how and where to cast their ballot."
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Bill Glahn, a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, told Fox News Digital, "given the timing, so close to the election — and the audience, Somali TV — she really should have emphasized the need to be an American citizen in order to vote."
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"It's true most Somali immigrants are naturalized citizens, but not all," Glahn said.
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"In fact, we just had a noncitizen sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the Feeding Our Future fraud."
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The scrutiny comes as the Walz administration confronts hundreds of millions of dollars lost to social services fraud tied to the state’s Somali immigrant community.
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Critics pointed to a further wrinkle in Minnesota state law signed by Gov. Tim Walz in 2023 that provided for Driver's Licenses For All regardless of immigration status.
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The policy also stipulates that the licenses carry no markings indicating citizenship, even though such IDs are commonly used to register to vote.
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Under Minnesota law, a registered voter can "vouch" for up to eight other voters’ residency who want to sign up for same-day voter registration without an ID.
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The registered voter must go with the person or people to the polling place and sign an oath verifying their address, according to an official fact sheet from the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.
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Glahn told Fox News Digital earlier this year that while the state touts the safeguards it has put in place to ensure only citizens vote, "it’s like murder’s illegal, but it happens all the time."
"It's a penalty of perjury," he said.
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"You signed an oath, but if you signed as Mickey Mouse, they're not going to find you."
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In September, a federal indictment was handed down charging an illegal immigrant from India with knowingly making the false claim to be a U.S. citizen to vote in the 2024 general election in Minnesota.
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Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report
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