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Bill by Minnesota's Congressional Republicans Would Halt Federal Election Funds for the State
The Minnesota Voter Integrity Act conditions federal election funds on DOJ access to voter data, aiming to verify registration accuracy amid ongoing legal disputes.
- On January 2nd, Rep. Pete Stauber and his GOP colleagues introduced a bill to obtain voter data for DOJ review, citing election security.
- The DOJ sued Minnesota last month after the state refused to hand over voter records, having sued more than 20 states for similar data.
- State officials warn that Secretary of State Steve Simon called the federal request 'outrageous' and said the bill is an 'irresponsible stunt' that could harm election security.
- Stauber’s proposal would condition federal election assistance on DOJ access, blocking Help America Vote Act funds until Minnesota provides voter data; it faces an uncertain path in Congress.
- Experts warn the data requests could be used to relitigate 2020, with some federal actors linked to efforts to overturn results, fitting a broader Trump-era push over elections.
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Stauber introduces bill to withhold Minnesota election funding over voter records
MOORHEAD — A recently introduced federal bill threatens to withhold federal funding for elections in Minnesota unless state officials comply with the federal government’s demands for the state’s voting records. On Feb. 2, Congressman Pete Stauber, R-Minn., introduced the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026. The bill is cosigned by Minnesota’s other Republican members of Congress: Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Reps. Michelle Fischbach and Brad F…
·Cherokee County, United States
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Bill by Minnesota's congressional Republicans would halt federal election funds for the state
A bill introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber and the rest of Minnesota's Republican congressional delegates seeks to withhold federal election funding until the state turns over more detailed information about voters to the DOJ.
·Saint Paul, United States
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