Politics
Conservative activists O'Keefe and Higby face charges over Minnesota primary voting
Prosecutors allege the men used registered voters' names in Minnesota's primary; neither signed an oath or cast a ballot.
The short version
- Prosecutors in Minnesota charged activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with unlawful voting and identity theft.[The Washington Sun]
- Prosecutors allege the men used registered voters' names at the state's primary; neither signed an oath or cast a ballot.[The Washington Sun]
- Officials do not know how the men obtained the names, and the voters told police they did not know either.[The Washington Sun]
- The men have not been arrested but were issued summonses, and O'Keefe's group says the stunt exposed vouching-system vulnerabilities.[ABC News · The Washington Sun]
Key facts
- Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged in Minnesota with unlawful voting and identity theft.[ABC News · The Washington Sun]
- According to the charges, neither man signed an election oath or cast a ballot.[The Washington Sun]
- Registered voters whose names were used were unaware of the stunt and did not grant permission.[The Washington Sun]
- Officials do not know where the men obtained the names of the registered voters.[The Washington Sun]
- The two men have not been arrested in the case, but the county issued them summonses.[The Washington Sun]
- O'Keefe Media Group said the men presented an intentionally extreme scenario to expose vulnerabilities in the state's vouching system.[ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- The charges are allegations, not findings of guilt, and have not been resolved in court.[ABC News · The Washington Sun]
- The source of the voters' names remains unknown, as the voters told police they did not know how the men got their information.[The Washington Sun]
Sources
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