Overview
- The Civil Rights Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, sent a formal demand to Secretary of State Steve Simon for records on same-day registrations and votes linked to residency vouching.
- The letter sets a 15‑day deadline and seeks unredacted digital files via the DOJ’s secure transfer platform covering federal elections in the past 22 months, including the 2024 primaries and general election.
- Federal officials flagged potential inconsistencies with HAVA, with Dhillon posting that the vouching approach 'seems facially inconsistent' with the law.
- The request explicitly includes records of people who used or attempted same‑day registration through vouching since March 2024, as well as audit and compliance materials.
- Minnesota describes vouching as a limited residency verification tool used by fewer than 0.6% of 2024 voters, permitting a registered voter to attest for up to eight people while residential‑facility employees face no numeric limit, with voucher data verified post‑election and subject to perjury penalties.