{"id":28521,"date":"2025-12-29T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28521"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:34:50","slug":"heres-the-same-day-voter-registration-law-in-minn-the-doj-calls-corrupt-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28521","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s The Same-Day Voter Registration Law In Minn. the DOJ Calls \u2018Corrupt AF\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-featured\">\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<figure class=\"image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-main-uc size-bunyad-main-uc no-lazy skip-lazy wp-post-image\" title=\"Here\u2019s The Same-Day Voter Registration Law In Minn. the DOJ Calls \u2018Corrupt AF\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-1024x576.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/harmeet-dhillon-e1766949626567.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"the-post s-post-modern\">\n<article id=\"post-21952\" class=\"post-21952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-corruption tag-doj tag-harmeet-dhillon tag-minnesota\">\n<div class=\"post-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the Trump administration\u2019s top civil rights enforcer, is calling out yet another glaring weak spot in America\u2019s election system\u2014this time taking aim at Minnesota\u2019s same-day voter registration \u201cvouching\u201d scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Dhillon highlighted a post from conservative activist Scott Presler that exposed just how ripe the system is for abuse. Presler\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/2004932316926193933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed on X<\/a>\u00a0that one registered voter in the North Star State can sign an oath to vouch for the residency of up to eight others on Election Day\u2014without requiring any photo ID or additional proof:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s how it works: Let\u2019s say that Shukran is a registered voter in Minnesota. It\u2019s Election Day &amp; Shukran brings 8 friends (with) him to vote,\u201d Presler explained. \u201cShukran: \u2018My 8 friends that live in our neighborhood don\u2019t have IDs.\u2019 Election Day Worker: \u2018Sign this form to vouch for them.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c+8 votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004929728445338031&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F28%2Fheres-the-same-day-voter%2F&amp;sessionId=6a42500305ca814bd079220e50b142ead8c2d1ac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2004929728445338031\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dhillon, who serves as the U.S. assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, reposted Presler\u2019s message and added her own concise reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is corrupt AF,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004976287270731981&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F28%2Fheres-the-same-day-voter%2F&amp;sessionId=6a42500305ca814bd079220e50b142ead8c2d1ac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2004976287270731981\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pressler then thanked Dhillon for bringing attention to the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the blunt language may raise eyebrows coming from a senior Department of Justice official\u2014but given what Presler is exposing, the reaction is entirely understandable. When election safeguards are this lax, polite euphemisms don\u2019t really cut it.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not as though Minnesota is even pretending to conceal what it\u2019s doing. The state\u2019s same-day registration \u201cvouching\u201d provision is spelled out clearly and proudly on the Minnesota Secretary of State\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mn.gov\/elections-voting\/register-to-vote\/register-on-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. It\u2019s openly advertised as an acceptable form of \u201cproof of residence.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Registered voter who can confirm your address: A registered voter from your precinct can go with you to the polling place to sign an oath confirming your address. This is known as \u2018vouching.\u2019 A registered voter can vouch for up to eight voters. You cannot vouch for others if someone vouched for you.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To be clear, there is no definitive evidence\u2014yet\u2014that Minnesota\u2019s \u201cvouching\u201d system has produced widespread voter fraud. But pretending that the potential for abuse isn\u2019t obvious is willful blindness. When identity verification is replaced with personal assurances, the door isn\u2019t just unlocked\u2014it\u2019s wide open.<\/p>\n<p>And the risks aren\u2019t theoretical. The Heritage Foundation\u2019s Voter Fraud Map and Election Fraud Database documents a 2017 case out of Minneapolis involving Zameahia J. Ismail, a non-citizen who successfully voted after an acquaintance vouched for her address during same-day registration. No ID. No proof of citizenship. Just a nod and a signature.<\/p>\n<p>What could go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>Election Integrity Watch, a conservative election\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/electionintegritywatch.org\/minnesota-election-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watchdog site<\/a>, has previously stated the \u201ccombination of no ID requirements, no provisional balloting, Election Day registration and \u2018vouching\u2019 makes Minnesota\u2019s election system ripe for abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Republicans have recently stepped forward to address voter fraud concerns head-on, raising pointed questions about Minnesota\u2019s automatic voter registration system, its loosely enforced vouching rules, and the glaring lack of meaningful citizenship verification. These aren\u2019t fringe complaints\u2014they\u2019re fundamental issues that go to the heart of election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Dhillon\u2019s sharp rebuke comes amid broader legal action by the Department of Justice, which has filed lawsuits against Minnesota and several other states over failures to properly maintain voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStates are required to safeguard American elections by complying with our federal elections laws,\u201d said Dhillon. \u201cClean voter rolls protect American citizens from voting fraud and abuse, and restore their confidence that their states\u2019 elections are conducted properly, with integrity, and in compliance with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The question now is whether Dhillon\u2019s blunt \u201ccorrupt AF\u201d assessment will translate into action. Will the DOJ finally move to close these obvious, exploitable gaps before the next round of battleground-state elections, or will officials once again wait until after the damage is done to admit the system was broken all along?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the Trump administration\u2019s top civil rights enforcer, is calling out yet another glaring weak spot in America\u2019s election system\u2014this time taking aim at Minnesota\u2019s same-day &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28525,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28521\/revisions\/28525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}