Key Highlights
- Fresh attention is being drawn to a Minnesota election policy that allows a registered voter to "vouch" for up to eight people seeking same-day registration.
- 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.
- 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.
- The policy also stipulates that the licenses carry no markings indicating citizenship, even though such IDs are commonly used to register to vote. 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.
