Shortly after Election Day, Timothy Michael Scouton, 64, of Nevis, was arrested after auditor Kay Rave could not find voter registrations for 11 new voters who had cast ballots in the Badoura Township Precinct in Hubbard County, about 175 miles north of Minneapolis.
One of those two election judges further claimed that Scouton's son was also working as an election official involved in same-day voter registration in the same precinct, according to KSTP.
As Scouton was serving as the head election judge for the precinct, he should have had voter registration materials for each of those new voters.
According to one election judge, Scouton told the registrants not to use the forms.
The office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, a member of the state's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, demanded a thorough investigation into the allegations, which he described as "extremely serious." "Election judges take an oath to administer elections in accordance with the law.
Aman working as an election judge in Minnesota — home of failed Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz — has been accused of allowing nearly a dozen people to cast ballots even though they were not registered to do so.
According to the other, Scouton insisted to the registrants that they need only sign the back of a book, the AP reported.
Officials confirmed that Scouton completed required trainings to become a head election judge back in July.
According to the other, Scouton insisted to the registrants that they need only sign the back of a book.
Minnesota is one of 23 states that allow same-day voter registration — so long as the prospective voters provide proof of residence, take an oath, and complete an application, according to Bring Me the News.
Two days after the election, Rave sent an email to the county attorney, prompting an investigation from the county sheriff's office.
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