Virgil Wiebe, professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, recently spoke with KARE 11 about the public exchange related to noncitizen voting involving Republican state legislators and the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office.
From the article:
It’s a felony for a noncitizen to vote in a Minnesota election, punishable by deportation, and only a few people have been convicted for such a crime over the last decade. ...
... if someone were to try to use a driver's license – or any other form of ID – to register under false pretenses, the state can cross-reference that information with other lists to catch illegal voting. ...
According to a study by University of St. Thomas Law Professor Virgil Wiebe, there were only three convictions in Minnesota related to noncitizen voting irregularities from 2015 to 2024, out of more than 13 million total votes cast.
“That means there are probably a handful more but there’s certainly no systematic effort to vote en masse by noncitizens,” Wiebe said. “Noncitizens can break the law and vote, but the evidence shows they don't break the law and vote.”
