GOP lawmaker says Minnesota voter-vouching rule has unlimited loophole
State Rep. Elliott Engen warned that Minnesota’s vouching statute allows property owners to endorse any number of unregistered voters, and criticized Secretary of State Steve Simon for backing prosecutions of James O'Keefe, Cam Higby and Anthony Rubin.
Republican Representative Elliott Engen highlighted a gap in the state’s voter-vouching law that lets landlords and staff back unlimited unregistered voters. He accused Secretary of State Steve Simon of supporting criminal cases against activist James O'Keefe, political operative Cam Higby and attorney Anthony Rubin. The three men appeared in a video showing Minneapolis poll workers responding to their inquiries as if they were unregistered voters. Engen’s remarks frame the issue as both a legal vulnerability and a political controversy.
Why it matters
The claim reveals a potential weakness in Minnesota’s election safeguards and sparks debate over prosecuting alleged voter-fraud actors.
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