Visitor submit by League of Minnesota Voters
When Gov. Tim Walz signed Minnesota’s Computerized Voter Registration Act into legislation in Could 2023, most believed the invoice would solely permit eligible U.S. residents to mechanically register to vote. They’re mistaken.
Below Article VII, Part 1 of the Minnesota Structure, U.S. citizenship is an eligibility requirement to vote in Minnesota.
However now, with the brand new Minnesota Driver’s License Software Kindthere aren’t any citizenship questions, checkboxes, or oaths to signal wherever; only a small paragraph on the very backside of the shape that reads:
“Should you present documentation together with your software indicating that you’re not a U.S. citizen, no information will likely be despatched to the Secretary of State’s Workplace.”
This cleverly constructed sentence defines the one criterion below which new candidates’ information might not be despatched to the Secretary of State and registered to vote.
There isn’t any requirement on the shape to indicate citizenship and even show citizenship. Which means that if an unlawful immigrant has an simply obtainable SS#, select Not offering documentation proving they don’t seem to be a U.S. citizen Once they apply, they may mechanically be registered to vote.
The language seems to have been intentionally written to absolve state officers of any duty for safeguarding Minnesota’s voter rolls and go away the door open to voter fraud.
“Governor Walz and Secretary Simon are hell-bent on destroying Minnesota’s election safeguards. Our elections imply nothing if we don’t belief these in energy. – Andrew Cilek, Govt Director, Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA)
MVA has despatched requests for info to each events Commissioner of the Division of Public Security And to Secretary of State Resolve related authorized points associated to stopping non-citizens from registering to vote and voting. Please present a reply date by September 24, 2024.
Concerning the Minnesota Voters League: The Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA) is a 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling election integrity and transparency.
