A Minnesota election official confirmed during a state House meeting this week that individuals who are not U.S. citizens but hold state-issued driver’s licenses could be permitted to vote under the current system, raising new concerns over election integrity in the state, as reported by Breitbart.
The discussion centered on a law signed in March 2023 by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz that allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. According to PolitiFact, approximately 81,000 people are living illegally in Minnesota and could be eligible for these licenses.
During the hearing, a legislator questioned how the law interacts with voting eligibility when a noncitizen presents a valid Minnesota driver’s license. “So we give a driver’s license to anyone here. You don’t have to be a citizen,” the lawmaker said.
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“If someone comes in, they register, they have the driver’s license, but they have an incorrect social [security number], or no social, or whatever, then they become incomplete, but if they walk in to vote with their driver’s license, does that make them okay?”
An election official replied, “If [the illegal alien] presents the election judge that acceptable identification document, that would clear the challenge from the roster and they would be permitted to cast a ballot.”
When asked to clarify, the lawmaker followed up: “So just to clarify, someone who is not a citizen but who presents a driver’s license … could be permitted to vote?” The response confirmed that such a scenario is possible under current procedures.
Governor Walz signed the driver’s license measure into law last year, expanding eligibility for state-issued identification to individuals regardless of citizenship or immigration status.
THEN: Tim Walz signs “Driver’s Licenses for All” law, allowing illegal aliens to obtain free government-issued photo IDs. NOW: Minnesota election officials confirm that illegal aliens can vote in state elections using those driver’s licenses. But I was told this can’t happen? pic.twitter.com/ov4XUC0mfY
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The measure was passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature and promoted as an inclusion and safety initiative. However, critics have warned that issuing identical driver’s licenses to both legal residents and illegal immigrants removes an important distinction that safeguards voter rolls.
Under current Minnesota law, proof of citizenship is not required to obtain a driver’s license or register to vote. Election officials verify eligibility primarily through self-attestation and limited database checks.
With the expansion of licenses to noncitizens, lawmakers have expressed concern that the system could allow ineligible individuals to register and vote undetected.
Opponents of the policy have called for reform, including separate identification cards for noncitizens and a requirement for proof of citizenship before voter registration.
Supporters of the law maintain that it improves road safety and helps residents, regardless of status, comply with state driving laws.
The issue has reignited debate ahead of the 2026 election cycle, as Minnesota joins several other states that have extended driving privileges to noncitizens. The clarification from the election official has intensified scrutiny of the law’s potential impact on election security and voter verification.
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Not only do they beef voter rolls up for mail-in and early voting but they add illegal votes in the mix as well as demonstrated in the Wisconsin 2025 election where Madison county had more than double the votes than Milwaukee with half the population.
And cleaning up this mess is proving much more difficult than ending the Israel-Hamas war.
Were these the same people that made the statement that illegal immigrants would never gain the right to vote? These are also the same people who have pushed for illegal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections in California. This is a open vote grab and the Democrats are not even trying to hide it anymore.