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Representative Miller presses Minnesota elections official on noncitizen voting; Secretary Simon says state vets rolls and is not using federal SAVE database
Summary
In questioning at a House committee hearing, Representative Miller asked Minnesota elections official Secretary Simon what steps the state takes to prevent illegal noncitizen voting and whether it uses the federal SAVE verification system; Simon said Minnesota regularly vets voter rolls against public records, has referred cases for prosecution (numbers not specified), and is not accessing SAVE without a law change.
Representative Miller of Illinois pressed Secretary Simon on whether Minnesota has taken steps to minimize illegal voting by noncitizens and whether the state is using the federal SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) database.
Secretary Simon replied that Minnesota maintains ongoing screening of its voter rolls. “We screen every single one of our millions of voters regularly against things like court records, driver's license records, public safety information, conviction information, and the like,” Simon said, adding that the vetting process is “sometimes daily.”
When asked whether her office had referred cases of suspected…
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