{"id":2528663,"date":"2026-01-02T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-seeks-records-about-minnesota-vouching-voter-registration-system\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:14:34","slug":"doj-seeks-records-about-minnesota-vouching-voter-registration-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-seeks-records-about-minnesota-vouching-voter-registration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ seeks records about Minnesota &#8216;vouching&#8217; voter registration system"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdoj-seeks-records-about-minnesota-vouching-voter-registration-system%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=2528663&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>The Justice department has requested records from Minnesota about the state&#8217;s &#8220;vouching&#8221; system for same-day voter registration, citing concerns about compliance with federal law. Assistant attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, invoking authority under the Civil Rights act of 1960, asked Secretary of State Steve Simon for documents covering the past 22 months, including the 2024 elections. Vouching lets a registered voter in the same precinct or a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-who-once-flew-to-london-without-a-ticket-arrested-in-airport-for-22nd-time\/\" title=\"\u2018Serial Stowaway\u2019 Marilyn Hartman, Who Once Flew To London Without A Ticket, Arrested In Airport For 22nd Time\">residential facility<\/a> staff member sign<\/a> an oath verifying another person&#8217;s address; in Minnesota a voter may vouch for up to eight people and cannot vouch if they themselves were vouched for. The DOJ said it is especially concerned with registrations and votes accepted through vouching and other same-day procedures and highlighted potential inconsistencies with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. The request comes as the state faces heightened scrutiny after revelations in a Somali child-care fraud case. Simon defended Minnesota&#8217;s system as secure, saying transactions are logged and sworn attestations are required.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ seeks records about Minnesota &lsquo;vouching&rsquo; voter registration system<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2461958\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> sent Minnesota officials a letter Friday demanding records regarding the state&rsquo;s &ldquo;vouching&rdquo; system for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-registration\/\">voter registration<\/a>, as the North Star State faces intense scrutiny over the Somali <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4375488\/house-oversight-answers-minnesota-somali-fraud-scheme-hearings\/\">child care<\/a> fraud revelations.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> offers an alternative form of verifying an address when registering to vote on Election Day known as &ldquo;vouching,&rdquo; by which a registered voter in the same precinct or a staff member of the residential facility where the prospective voter lives can sign an oath verifying another person&rsquo;s address for the purposes of voter registration. In a letter to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon asked for records pertaining to this method of voter registration for elections held in the past 22 months, including the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4399568\/judge-jan-6-pipe-bomb-suspect-remain-detained-before-trial\/\">Federal judge orders Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect to remain detained ahead of trial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4375487\/left-wing-dc-group-coaches-residents-on-how-to-influence-outcomes-on-a-jury\/\">Left-wing DC group coaches residents on how to &#8216;influence outcomes&#8217; on a jury<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4379536\/trump-california-national-guard-newsom-appeals-court\/\">Trump must relinquish California National Guard to Newsom, appeals court rules<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I sent Secretary Simon a letter demanding records pertaining to Minnesota&rsquo;s &ldquo;vouching&rdquo; system for voter registration, pursuant to my authority under the Civil Rights Act of 1960. <\/p>\n<p>This system seems facially inconsistent with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. We&rsquo;ll see! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sqkqdqfGSF\">pic.twitter.com\/sqkqdqfGSF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2007095893888221522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The basis and purpose of this demand is to ensure Minnesota&rsquo;s registration and voting practices are in compliance with federal law, particularly the minimum requirements under [the Help America Vote Act],&rdquo; Dhillon said in the letter. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Justice is particularly concerned with votes and registrations accepted on the basis of &lsquo;vouching&rsquo; from other registered voters or residential facility employees &hellip; as well as other same day registration procedures,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The method of &ldquo;vouching&rdquo; to verify an address for voter registration exists in a handful of states and has been an option for decades in Minnesota. A registered voter may &ldquo;vouch&rdquo; for up to eight additional voters, but voters cannot vouch for someone else if they were registered to vote as a result of someone else vouching for them.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed scrutiny over the voter registration method comes as the state&rsquo;s handling of the child care fraud scandal has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-descend-into-twitter-war-with-amazon\/\" title=\"Democrats Descend into Twitter War With Amazon\">drawn national attention<\/a> and received scathing criticism from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4379287\/pam-bondi-signals-obama-biden-era-conspiracy-case-2026\/\">BONDI SIGNALS OBAMA-BIDEN ERA CONSPIRACY CASE COULD DROP IN 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simon defended the vouching system and the state&rsquo;s overall voter registration system in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio earlier this week, saying the state&rsquo;s voting systems are &ldquo;fundamentally fair, accurate, honest, and secure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s really a tiny amount anyway, and we have the systems in place at the local level,&rdquo; Simon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2025\/12\/31\/minnesotas-vouching-voting-system-more-secure-than-other-states-top-election-official\">told<\/a> the outlet. &ldquo;All of these transactions are logged, by the way; you can see who vouches for whom, and you can see the attestation, you know, the sworn affidavit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ seeks Minnesota &#8216;vouching&#8217; records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2528664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24309099434553.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7076,33739,5698,50432,69984],"class_list":["post-2528663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doj","tag-election-law","tag-minnesota","tag-voter-registration-2","tag-vouching"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24309099434553.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528663","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528663\/revisions\/2528667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}