{"id":2370390,"date":"2024-11-18T15:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-judge-charged-with-felonies-after-auditor-flags-a-major-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T15:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:07:20","slug":"election-judge-charged-with-felonies-after-auditor-flags-a-major-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-judge-charged-with-felonies-after-auditor-flags-a-major-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Judge Charged with Felonies After Auditor Flags a Major Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felection-judge-charged-with-felonies-after-auditor-flags-a-major-problem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c Minnesota, Timothy Michael Scouton, the head \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-staffer-charged-with-voter-fraud-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Former Democratic Staffer Charged With Voter Fraud Conspiracy\">election judge<\/a> \u200din Badoura Township, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">faces\u2064 felony\u2062 charges<\/a> for\u2062 allowing 11 unregistered voters to cast ballots in the\u2064 recent election. He has been charged with one count of accepting an unregistered voter&#8217;s ballot\u200c and another count of neglecting\u2063 his duties as an\u2064 election official. Following the election, the\u2064 county auditor \u2064discovered that required voter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leading-candidate-for-new-york-city-mayor-may-not-live-in-city-report-suggests\/\" title=\"Leading Candidate For New York City Mayor May Not Live In City, Report Suggests\">registration forms<\/a> \u2063were missing \u2062from\u200d the paperwork Scouton submitted. After \u200cinvestigating, it was revealed that Scouton, along with \u200dother judges, \u200bhad not utilized the necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-recognized-as-political-party-in-kansas\/\" title=\"No Labels acknowledged as political party in Kansas\">voter registration \u200bforms<\/a>.\u2063 If convicted, he risks a prison sentence of up to five\u2063 years and a $10,000 fine. Minnesota Secretary of State \u2064Steve Simon emphasized the importance of following election laws and recognized that the oversight \u2063was caught \u2063and addressed appropriately. Scouton&#8217;s\u200d next \u2062court appearance is set for January 6.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felonies for accepting votes from people who should not have been allowed to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Michael Scouton of Nevis, Minnesota, was the head election judge in Badoura Township Precinct in Hubbard County, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/mn-election-judge-charged-unregistered-vote-hubbard-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMSP-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He faces one count of accepting the vote of an unregistered voter and one count of neglect of duty by an election official.<\/p>\n<p>After the election, Hubbard County Auditor Kay Rave could not find some required voter registration forms among the paperwork Scouton turned in after the election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-election-voter-registration-charges-84d489c7992cd45ce403831f0aab757e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: AfMinnesota election judge Timothy Scouton faces felony charges for allowing 11 unregistered voters to cast ballots, bypassing registration laws. He risks up to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Source: KTLA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AywWYlMGnT\">pic.twitter.com\/AywWYlMGnT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manokekame (@Manokekame1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manokekame1\/status\/1857917454921367821?\">November 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rave told police that on Nov. 7, she contacted Scouton, who said he could not find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-candidate-arrested-multiple-felony-voter-fraud-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registration forms<\/a> for 11 voters.<\/p>\n<p>After Rave found the forms, she said she learned from Scouton that he and other election judges in the town did not use them, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>That led her to contact police to explain that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/software-malfunction-wreaks-havoc-voting-pennsylvania-county-court-extends-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11 voters<\/a> never completed the required forms to verify their identities.<\/p>\n<p>Another judge said Scouton told her on Election Day to not use the Minnesota Voter Registration Application form, the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>Scouton&rsquo;s son was working as an election judge, that person said, and was responsible for registering applications.<\/p>\n<p>Another election judge said he did not know Minnesota Voter Registration Application forms even existed because Scouton said new voters only needed to sign in, the complaint noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Hubbard County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maricopa-county-election-worker-arrested-allegedly-stealing-voting-machine-security-device\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> Scouton, who offered no comment about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These allegations are extremely serious and must be fully and thoroughly investigated. Election judges take an oath to administer elections in accordance with the law, a deliberate failure to do so is unlawful and a betrayal of the public trust,&rdquo; the Minnesota Secretary of State&rsquo;s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minnesota&rsquo;s elections rely on the dedication and public service of 30,000 people and they are required to conduct their work fairly, impartially, and within the letter of the law. The Hubbard County Auditor took prompt and correct action in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/upstate-new-york-officials-tell-nyc-mayor-to-stop-bussing-illegal-immigrants-to-their-regions\/\" title=\"NY Officials to NYC Mayor: Stop Bussing Illegal Immigrants Upstate.\">notifying local authorities<\/a> of the uncovered discrepancies so they could investigate,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Scouton underwent basic election judge training and head judge training in July, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/D2C3B251-EB6F-465D-9218-45088476E35E\/Court%20records%20state%20that%20Scouton%20completed%20basic%20election%20judge%20training%20and%20head%20judge%20training%20in%20July.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTSP-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scouton&rsquo;s next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said that &ldquo;99.99 percent of election judges do the right thing. But you are going to have somebody do the wrong thing,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/hubbard-county-election-judge-let-11-unregistered-voters-cast-ballots-charges-say\/601182560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minneapolis Star-Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&ldquo;It was caught and detected. &hellip; The system worked,&rdquo; Simon said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Timothy Michael Scouton, the head election judge in Badoura Township Precinct, Nevis, Minnesota, is facing charges for accepting votes from an unregistered voter and neglecting his duties as an election official. After the election, Hubbard County Auditor Kay Rave discovered that some necessary voter registration forms were missing from the paperwork submitted by Scouton. Rave later learned that Scouton and other judges had not utilized these forms for 11 voters who failed to complete them properly. Another judge reported that Scouton instructed her not to use the Minnesota Voter Registration Application form on Election Day. The Hubbard County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested Scouton, who did not comment on the allegations. The Minnesota Secretary of State&#8217;s office emphasized the seriousness of these claims and highlighted the importance of conducting elections lawfully and fairly. Scouton&#8217;s next court date is set for January 6th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/votting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[19833,32644,45177,34412],"class_list":["post-2370390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-auditing","tag-election-integrity","tag-election-judge","tag-felony-charges"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/votting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370390"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370394,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370390\/revisions\/2370394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}