6 Minnesota Counties Have 515 Duplicate Registrations on Voter Rolls, Watchdog Alleges

6 Minnesota Counties Have 515 Duplicate Registrations on Voter Rolls, Watchdog Alleges
A voter leaves after filling out a ballot at the Beltrami County Administration building in Bemidji, Minn., on Sept. 18, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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Six weeks before the midterm elections, election officials in six Minnesota counties are alleged to have failed to remove 515 duplicate registrations from voter rolls in their jurisdictions, according to a complaint by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a watchdog organization dedicated to ensuring lawful and fair elections.

In September 2020, the continuing failure of many states to clean up inaccurate voter rolls led PILF to pronounce the American election system to be in a “critical condition.”