Steve Simon
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Hey
@MLB
, we in Minnesota would welcome the All-Star Game! Bonus: We have pro-voter election laws, and the
#1
voter turnout in the nation. ⚾️
Major League Baseball is moving its All-Star Game out of Atlanta after Georgia enacted new voting restrictions last week, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced in a statement today.
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Minnesota, you crushed it last night!
With 100% Reporting:
902,119 people voted in the primary; the highest number of primary voters since 1982.
Overall turnout was approximately 22.7%; the highest turnout percentage in a primary since 1994.
Amazing!
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Now that the polls in Minnesota are closed, let’s give thanks for our amazing poll workers and election administrators - whose hard work and attention to detail make our system so successful. 🙌
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It's like advising someone to try to rob a bank to see if the security is as good as the bank says it is.
(Knowingly voting twice is a felony. Period.)
President Trump has appeared to encourage people in North Carolina to vote twice — once by mail and once in person — during the November general election, essentially telling them to test the voting system.
Americans can only vote once per election.
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I will not hand over Minnesota voters' sensitive personal information to President Trump's voting commission.
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Totally false. This kind of misinformation is dangerous.
In Minnesota, multiple safeguards ensure that a counterfeit ballot scheme would simply not work. We’ve had absentee balloting by mail for decades. People across the political spectrum use it, trust it, and love it.
RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!
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In MInnesota, the legislature wisely granted local governments a two-week head start before Election Day to start counting absentee ballots. In Pennsylvania, the legislature this year denied a similar request. That refusal is the reason ballots are still being counted in PA.
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FACT: 130,000 Minnesotans (in 78 of 87 counties) already live in communities with no polling place; they get ballots by mail every election without having to request or apply. We should scale up that system temporarily to put public health first during a pandemic election.
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I met Walter Mondale when I was 17. I told him I was interested in public service, and asked if he had any advice. He smiled. “Don’t worry about sleep,” he said. “You can sleep when you’re dead.”
Sleep well, Mr. Vice President. You’ve earned it. You made America better.
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Thanks to
@amyklobuchar
for reminding America tonight that Minnesota is
#1
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I can’t help but notice . . .
The MN Legislature was in session today, & very sensibly gave all members the option of voting from home - without the need to apply for the privilege. Shouldn’t their constituents enjoy the same privilege in an election during a pandemic?
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Can’t happen. Prohibited under both federal and state law.
JUST IN: Trump says he will send law enforcement, US attorneys to polls in November to prevent voter fraud
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False and dangerous. This attempt to rewrite history undermines our democracy. We have to stand up for the truth - and against individuals peddling baseless conspiracy theories.
Michele Bachmann and Mike Lindell tell Steve Bannon that Trump not only won the 2020 election in Minnesota (he in fact lost by more than 7 points!), but he also actually won in 2016 as well (he lost then too)
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Exactly right. 130,000 Minnesotans (in 78 of 87 counties) already live in places where all registered voters get their ballots in the mail for every election. It has worked beautifully for over thirty years.
Out here in the woods of northern Minnesota people have been voting by mail for generations. Evidence shows mail voting doesn't tilt partisan balance, either. My Sunday column:
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Thank you, Minnesota, for re-electing me as Secretary of State. I’m grateful for the vote of confidence in our election system. I’ll keep doing my best to protect the freedom to vote for every eligible Minnesotan.
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We’ve reached one million!
As of today, 1,048,100 Minnesotans have requested an absentee ballot to vote from home.
Same date in 2018: 101,161
Same date in 2016: 78,216
Amazing!
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I’m happy to join Secretaries of State of both political parties, from all over America, in saying that our election was fair, honest, and secure.
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Nope. Voting by mail (including no-excuses absentee voting) has been clean, secure, effective, and wildly popular.
The United States cannot have all Mail In Ballots. It will be the greatest Rigged Election in history. People grab them from mailboxes, print thousands of forgeries and “force” people to sign. Also, forge names. Some absentee OK, when necessary. Trying to use Covid for this Scam!
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Now that the polls in Minnesota have closed, and as we await the results, let’s give thanks for all the dedicated election workers who just spent a long day ensuring fairness, accuracy, and integrity in our democracy.
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Needlessly cruel and totally unjustified.
The MN Senate just passed a bill to outlaw “vouching,” which allows voters to register on Election Day by having a neighbor vouch for them under oath. It helps people in nursing homes, experiencing homeless, or who recently moved.
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Our office is actively planning for a pandemic election right now so that Minnesota doesn’t have to confront what Wisconsin is facing in its election tomorrow.
BREAKING: Wisconsin's Supreme Court has blocked Gov. Tony Evers from delaying the state's primary, which is scheduled to be held tomorrow.
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The Drivers Licenses for All bill will not change Minnesota election laws at all. Many people who are ineligible to vote (like green card holders or sixteen year-olds) already have drivers licenses. For that reason, drivers licenses are not used as proof of citizenship.
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Targeting a voter for a challenge based on being in a so-called “problem area” is unlawful and will not be permitted in Minnesota’s polling places.
At the behest of Trump campaign official, the Minneapolis police union is recruiting up to 30 former officers to serve as "poll challengers" in "problem" areas across Minneapolis on Election Day.
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In Sri Lanka today the victims were Christian.
In New Zealand last month the victims were Muslim.
In Pittsburgh last year the victims were Jewish.
If you pray, pray for an end to religious bigotry -- and to the violence it inspires.
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As the son of an immigrant, and the father of a child with a disability, I celebrate our laws allowing help at the polling place for voters who face physical or language barriers. It’s deeply wrong to imply that those voters are somehow suspect.
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Thanks to the 30,000+ poll workers and election administrators who have worked hard today to put on a safe and secure election! 🙌🙌🙌
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No. Nobody tried to “rig” your election. That kind of language, whether on the left or the right, is lazy, wrong, and poisonous.
Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign and voted to shake up the status quo in Washington. Because of you, we had the establishment running scared — withstanding 3 to 1 in TV spending and an onslaught of billionaires spending millions to rig this election. (1/)
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In the world's greatest democracy, the second-place vote getter should never be president of the United States. We can make a change that values every American voter.
Secretary of State Steve Simon testified in a House committee in favor of making Minnesota the 17th state to join an interstate compact to elect the president by the national popular vote.
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Truly honored to be among The Defenders - protecting the freedom to vote and fighting back against dangerous disinformation.
TIME's new cover: Conspiracy theorists want to run America’s elections. Meet the people standing in their way
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This is disqualifying. We should all abide by the final results of the election, no matter who wins.
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A huge success!
With 83 of 87 counties reporting, only 2,447 ballots statewide are in the “segregated” pile - postmarked by Election Day but arriving by November 10th. Thanks to all who worked so hard to tell absentee voters to get their ballots in early! It clearly worked. 🙌
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Just to put this in perspective, we are now at double (!) the number of newly registered voters in MN than at a comparable point in time in 2014 (the last non-presidential election), when we had 26,204 new registrants.
NEW VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBERS: As of yesterday, 52,644 new MN voters have registered to vote in 2018. Of that number, 35,608 (67.6%) are between the ages of 18-30. Ten of the new voters are over the age of 100.
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If you go to a polling place today, please thank the election judges. We need about 30,000 of them on Election Day throughout MInnesota. They’re putting in long hours, at some personal risk, to make sure that our election is safe, secure, and accurate.
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We’re crushing it, Minnesota!
Requests to vote from home, as of today: 350,516
At same point in 2018: 21,043
At same point in 2016: 12,936
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Debate follow-up.
MN law is clear on poll-watchers in the polling place (a.k.a. “challengers”):
Only one per major political party allowed, appointed by written certificate.
“Challenges” only permitted if based on “personal knowledge” (not a hunch or a feeling or a question).
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Georgia just made it illegal to give water to someone waiting in line to vote.
Don’t get mad. Get the US Senate to pass the “For the People Act.” 🇺🇸
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Another record-breaking performance for Minnesota last night!
Preliminary
#s
show 2,593,922 voters. That's a turnout of 63.82%; highest percentage of voter participation in MN for a midterm election since 2002, & largest raw total for a midterm election in MN history.
Wow.
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It’s official: Minnesota is
#1
in America for voter participation for the second election in a row!
2,611,365 voters (an all-time MN record for a mid-term election)
64.25% of all eligible voters (besting 2nd place Colorado)
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Almost 30,000 absentee ballots returned in MN so far. That’s a 151% increase over 2016, and a 227% increase over 2014. People are fired up to vote, and they really like voting from home.
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It’s never too late to tell the truth: The 2020 election was fundamentally fair, honest, accurate, and secure.
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An amazing trend continues:
As of today, 1,321,864 Minnesotans have applied to vote from home (and 601,094 of those ballots have already been accepted).
At this point in 2016, just 281,532 people had applied to vote at home.
Wow.
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Wow, Minnesota! Two big takeaways from last week’s primary:
1. Turnout was huge at 22.5% (916k voters); amazing given the absence of a dramatic statewide contest.
2. Almost 60% voted from home/absentee: a potential game-changer if the trend continues to November.
Well done! 👊
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Its official. The results of the Minnesota 2020 general election are certified!
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Minnesota’s youngest voters (ages 18-29) are
#1
on the list for early voting per capita so far - and 7th in overall/raw numbers. Amazing! 🙌
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Be patient, Minnesota. The system this year for counting ballots was designed to take more time. We’re prioritizing safety, security, and accuracy over speed. We need to get it right, and we will.
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I tend to agree.
One way we protect our democracy? By electing Secretaries of State who will take a stand for voting rights. In states across the country, we have that opportunity in November.
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Election night will look and feel different tonight in Minnesota and nationwide. Counting all of the ballots will take a few days, but that’s literally by design. It’s evidence that the system is working. We need to get it right, and we will.
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Today is a great day for Minnesota. Our new state flag will make us proud for many years to come. I’ve been honored to be part of the commission that selected it.
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Democracy gives us our voice. Here's my plan to invest in democracy in Minnesota:
1. Restore voting rights to those who have left prison behind
2. Automatic Voter Registration
3. Protect voter privacy
4. Election cybersecurity funding
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Still surging!
So far, 1,434,343 Minnesotans have chosen to vote from home, & 840,274 of those ballots have already been accepted. (Adding mail-only precincts, the top # is 1,655,912, with 911,385 accepted).
In 2016 at this point: 366,124 had chosen to vote from home.
Wow!
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One of my favorite duties: Signing election certificates. It’s an honor to seal the election victories of new and returning officeholders.
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This is why integrity matters for Secretaries of State and all public officials. I’m grateful to my colleague from Georgia for standing firm against pressure and corruption.
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NEW VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBERS: As of yesterday, 52,644 new MN voters have registered to vote in 2018. Of that number, 35,608 (67.6%) are between the ages of 18-30. Ten of the new voters are over the age of 100.
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I’m honored to receive the endorsement of GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a national country-over-party leader who values democracy and understands the stakes of this year’s election.
Those who are committed to protecting our democracy, who have stood up to the extremes, and who are committed to our constitution deserve support. That's why I'm standing alongside these proven patriots, regardless of the label next to their name. Join me!
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My mission as Secretary of State is to protect the freedom to vote. For me, it's personal.
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If you’re heartbroken over yesterday’s mob violence at the US Capitol, don’t tolerate lies, disinformation, and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election - especially coming from elected officials. Tell the truth: The election was honest, fair, accurate, and secure. Period.
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Counting ballots after Election Day is normal, common, lawful, and essential to the integrity of the final results.
Workers have been counting 140+M ballots for only 36 hours. They are still counting in EVERY state. Some states have margins so wide these remaining ballots can't make a difference, but what's happening in those states is much the same as what's happening in swing states.
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Remember, Minnesota: If you're in line at your polling place by 8:00 p.m., do not leave. You can still vote!
#BeAVoter
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Ten years ago today, the MN House (where I served) passed Marriage Equality. Several members knew their “yes” vote would doom them politically:
@joeradinovich
,
@dmfitzsimmons
, Jay McNamar, John Ward, Tim Faust, & more. They were not re-elected. History will honor their courage.
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Polls are now closed in Minnesota.
Thanks to all the election judges, who worked hard and put in a long day. Thanks also to the election administrators, who planned for months to deliver an election that’s fair and secure.
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Congratulations to my amazing SOS colleague Katie Hobbs for winning the governor’s race in Arizona - and for beating back dangerous election denialism.
BREAKING: Democrat Katie Hobbs wins Arizona governor's race, NBC News projects.
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Mitt Romney: “The best way we can show respect for the voters who were upset is by telling them the truth.”
Amen.
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My dad was a
@GopherFootball
season ticket holder for over fifty years, going back to his student days in the 1950s. This season was the first one that he wasn’t around to see. He would have been so damn proud of this team.
Coach Fleck with a POWERFUL closing statement.
A message to the true fans and the critics.
Even a
@DisneyFrozen
reference in there!
#Gophers
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False and dangerous. Nothing whatsoever allows for “termination” of constitutional rules to override the results of an election.
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If you go to your polling place on Tuesday, you can thank
@AndersenWindows
for generously contributing thousands of face shields to help make the voting space safer for all.
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This kind of ugly imagery fuels extremism, hatred, and violence. It has no place in Minnesota politics, and every candidate should condemn it.
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At the end of the day today, cities and counties across Minnesota can start processing the nearly one million ballots (!) that have come in so far.
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Just look at these fresh Minnesota early voting numbers!
We are on the verge of shattering the old record by surpassing the raw total for 2016 (a presidential election year). People are fired up to vote!
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“The only way to change is to vote.”
—Paul Wellstone (1944-2002)
(Photo credit:
@MinnPost
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The work of the State Emblems Redesign Commission is now done, with final approval of two meaningful and enduring emblems for Minnesota.
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Overall status report on MInnesota polling places so far:
✅ Good traffic flow.
✅ No shortage of election judges.
✅ Plenty of supplies/PPE.
✅ No reports of notable conflicts.
To find your polling place, go here:
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Don’t mess with Minnesota voters!
Minnesota law is clear on voter intimidation, and it will be enforced on Election Day:
“A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten force . . . .”
AND
“Duress or fraud may not be used to obstruct or prevent” voting. (211B.07)
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Amazing!
So far, 1,542,086 Minnesotans have chosen to vote from home, & 1,077,834 of those ballots have already been accepted. (Adding mail-only precincts, the top # is 1,765,327 with 1,186,522 accepted).
In 2016 at this point: 480,661 had chosen to vote from home.
Wow!
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Wow.
We have now tripled (!) the number of absentee ballots cast in MN compared to the same point in 2014 (the last mid-term election). And, incredibly, we are even ahead of the pace for 2016 (a presidential year).
People are fired up to vote!
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It’s time to restore voting rights for Minnesotans who have left prison behind. Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court made clear that the power to do that lies solely in the hands of the legislature. I’m doing everything I can to help make it happen at the Capitol.
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If you ordered a ballot by mail but it hasn’t arrived yet, you have options.
You can vote absentee in-person today (!) OR . . . You can vote at your polling place on Tuesday. To find out where to go to do either of those things, visit .
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Thanks, Minnesota!
I'm honored and excited to have the opportunity to serve as Secretary of State for the next four years. I'll continue to work with anyone of any political affiliation, from any part of our state, to get the best possible results for Minnesota.
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Thanks to all of the elections administrators in counties and cities all across Minnesota. They’ve worked hard all year, under very challenging circumstances, to deliver democracy with integrity. And they still have work to do over the next week.
🙌🙌🙌
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Every Minnesota voter should know that voting from home in 2020 is safe, secure, and easy. Our office just sent a mailing to 2.3 million voters to make sure of that.
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There’s no legitimate reason to second-guess the integrity of the 2020 election in Crow Wing County. The county ran the election with great skill, & our office won’t engage in an impossibly broad search for unspecified misconduct based on someone’s gut feeling, hunch, or belief.
Although ex-President Donald Trump won nearly two-thirds of the vote in central Minnesota's Crow Wing County in 2020, a group of residents appeared in droves to urge their government to open up yet another review of the 2020 election ballots.
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Minnesotans don't have to worry about a repeat of what happened in Iowa. Our presidential primary will have the full reliability & integrity of Minnesota's election system (and our best-in-the-nation poll workers) to make sure it runs smoothly. And no app for reporting results.
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New letter from Pres Trump's voting commission. Same request for personal voter data on nearly 4m Minnesotans. Same response from me: No.
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HUGE BREAKTHROUGH on election security. The federal omnibus budget bill signed into law today has $380 million for election security grants to states, which should help us to better protect our election system. Thanks to
@amyklobuchar
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Now that the polls have closed in Minnesota’s presidential nominating primary, I want to thank the thousands of poll workers and election administrators across the state who have worked so hard to deliver an election that’s fair, honest, accurate, and secure.
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People who encourage reckless conspiracy theories about our election system are poisoning our democracy and possibly inciting violence. That has to stop.
Tensions over the Minnesota election outcome were on display at a Senate hearing Tuesday.
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I introduced my 6 year old daughter to “The Sound of Music.” I had to explain why the men in swastika armbands were chasing the Von Trapp Family. Afterwards . . .
Daughter: Do Nazis still exist?
Me: Well, uhmmm . . . [struggling to find wise, accurate, age-appropriate words]
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Check out the new radio ad!
Lowery Smith is a 93 year-old Republican election judge who has voted for only two Democrats in his entire life. He’s proud that our elections in Minnesota are fair, accurate, and secure. I’m grateful for his support.
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Several Minnesota politicians owe an apology to immigrants generally, and to the Somali-American community in particular, for suggesting that child care assistance fraud funded terrorists -- and for then using that allegation to urge an end to all (!) refugee resettlement in MN.
While fraud is happening in the state's Child Care Assistance Program, it is unclear how much, and there's no evidence the subsidies are going to terrorists, Minnesota's legislative auditor says
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As election results roll in, I want to thank the 30,000+ polling place workers and election administrators all over Minnesota who made today’s presidential nominating primary a success.
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If Iowa can restore voting rights to those who have left prison behind, then so can we in Minnesota. It’s the right thing to do. And it’s bipartisan. Let’s join the growing list of states who have embraced second chances by extending democracy.
EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Kim Reynolds to propose constitutional amendment lifting felon voting ban in Condition of the State via
@brianneDMR
,
@DMRegister
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The guy who invented the “I Voted” sticker (and who started the first electronic voter registration database in Minnesota) is retiring. Congratulations to Joe Mansky, Ramsey County Director of Elections, who leaves an amazing legacy of election innovation and modernization.
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ICYMI . . .
As of today, 1,195,672 Minnesotans have ordered absentee ballots to vote from home (with 327,338 of those ballots having already been returned & accepted).
At this same point in 2016: 208,362
Keep going!
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Last yr, a candidate for Gov wanted to ban new refugees because he said E African community “is not achieving the American Dream.” I just got a ride from an E African refugee. Older daughter studying biochem @ St Thomas; younger daughter just got full scholarship to the U. Boom!
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