A Minnesota election judge is accused of accepting people who were not properly registered to vote in the 2024 election.
Timothy Michael Scruton, the presiding election judge for Badora Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, was charged with one count of accepting the ballots of unregistered voters and one count of neglect of duty by an election official, both felonies. He has been indicted. According to Fox 9 reporting.
Police were informed by election auditors that 11 voters had not completed the proper registration forms and were allowed to vote despite being unable to complete forms to verify their identity. said.
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Timothy Michael Scruton (Hubbard County Sheriff's Office)
The report notes that these votes were allowed even though Mr. Scruton reportedly completed election judge training and election judge presiding training in July.
On election night, authorities interviewed another judge who had worked with Mr. Scruton, and the judge told police that he had directed Mr. Scruton not to use the proper registration forms. Another judge working with Mr. Scruton told police that she did not know the proper form and that Mr. Scruton had instructed her to have voters sign the back of the book.
Voters vote in the Super Tuesday primary election at the American Legion Post on March 5, 2024 in Hawthorne, California. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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Scruton was arrested on suspicion by the Hubbard County Sheriff's Office, which said he “refused to make a statement.”
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Secretary of State acknowledged that the charges against Scruton were “very serious.”
An election worker removes a ballot from an envelope at the Maricopa County Counting and Elections Center on November 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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“These allegations are extremely serious and require a full and thorough investigation,” the Secretary of State's Office said in a statement to FOX 9. “While election judges are sworn to administer elections in accordance with the law, Deliberately failing to do so is a serious act.” Minnesota's elections depend on the dedication and public service of 30,000 people and are required to operate fairly and equitably within the provisions of the law, and the Hubbard County Auditor will take prompt and appropriate action. I gave a lecture. We have notified local authorities of any discrepancies we have discovered so that they can investigate. ”
