In Minnesota, undocumented immigrants and other noncitizens might find a way to bypass voting regulations by presenting their driver’s licenses on Election Day. However, election officials are clear that this action is illegal.
Local leaders are starting to identify significant issues with same-day registration for voting. This system allows unregistered voters to cast their ballots on the same day, provided they have acceptable identification.
State Rep. Kristin Robbins, who chairs the House Fraud Prevention Committee, has voiced strong criticism towards Minnesota’s election officials and has not held back on her thoughts regarding Democratic Governor Tim Walz.
“Tim Walz has turned Minnesota into the hub for voter fraud, and I lack confidence in his ability to oversee elections,” said Robbins, who is also running for governor against Walz in 2026. “There are numerous issues surrounding the election.”
Robbins raised her concerns during a public hearing on October 14th, where she confronted elections director Paul Linnell about the situation.
Linnell admitted that while it is illegal, it remains possible for non-citizens, which includes illegal immigrants, green card holders, and refugees, to cast their votes that would actually count.
Linnell pointed out that non-citizens with driver’s licenses could vote if they show a valid form of identification to an election judge.
“If it turns out that the voter is ineligible, that information will be sent to the county attorney for review and possible prosecution,” he added.
Robbins argued that even if officials thoroughly checked the legitimacy of same-day registered votes, those votes would still be part of the overall election count.
“There’s no way to track this, as there are no provisional ballots for same-day registered voters. All those ballots get mixed in with the regular votes,” she explained, noting that law enforcement has a 42-day window post-Election Day to investigate illegal voters.
The report states that over 130,000 undocumented immigrants reside in Minnesota, and as a result of policies favored by Walz, more than 25,000 noncitizens obtained driver’s licenses in 2024.
Concerns about potential election fraud escalated in 2024 when a law was passed automatically registering anyone who received a driver’s license to vote.
State officials maintain that to get a driver’s license, individuals must verify their citizenship, so non-citizens won’t be registered to vote without the necessary documentation.
Robbins expressed skepticism, saying, “They claim that individuals without a U.S. birth certificate won’t be registered to vote. But how can we be sure of that?”
Minnesota is also facing a lawsuit, alongside six other states—including New York and California—alleging failure to provide accurate voter registration rolls, as asserted by the Trump administration.
“If our voter rolls are genuinely accurate, why is he reluctant to share them?” Robbins questioned. “It raises the concern—are we worried that there won’t be any citizens?”
