Minnesota Fixes Glitch in Automatic Voter Registration System

Secretary of State Steve Simon assures no ineligible votes were cast in the August primary following the system error.

Minnesota's automatic voter registration system, launched in April, encountered a documentation glitch affecting around 1,000 registrations.
Secretary of State Steve Simon confirmed that no ineligible individuals voted in the August primary due to the glitch.
The Department of Public Safety conducted a manual review of 100,000 registrations and deactivated 1,000 as a precaution.
Two officials will now review each application to prevent future errors, ensuring accuracy before adding applicants to voter rolls.
Minnesota Republicans call for uniform voter verification processes across the state, highlighting a similar issue in Oregon.