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Minnesota vote-vouching video leads to felony charges

FOX 9 reports that neither influencer cast a ballot, while prosecutors say misidentifying themselves at polling places crossed a legal line.

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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 383,508 views a day, 160 times a normal first day on this channel (2,397).

Conservative influencer charged over Minnesota vote-vouching video

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0:29Prosecutors allege two influencers impersonated registered voters while investigating Minnesota's vote-vouching process.
1:52County Attorney Mary Moriarty says identifying as a journalist does not permit undercover investigations inside polling places.
2:11Blume reports that court documents say neither influencer signed an oath or cast a ballot.
2:44One influencer's written statement disputes breaking the law and describes the investigation as a test of voting-system vulnerabilities.
3:03Both influencers are scheduled to appear in Hennepin County District Court on November 16.

An undercover attempt to test Minnesota's voting rules has become a criminal case, with prosecutors and the conservative influencers involved offering sharply different accounts of what happened.

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul's report drew about 384,000 views in its first day, compared with roughly 2,400 for a typical regular upload on the channel.

Reporter Paul Blume traces the charges to visits to Hennepin County polling places during Minnesota's August primary. The pair were investigating the state's vote-vouching provision. Prosecutors allege they impersonated registered voters to begin the ballot application process and have filed felony identity theft and unlawful voting charges.

The report includes an important distinction: according to the court documents Blume describes, neither influencer signed an oath or cast a ballot. County Attorney Mary Moriarty says the issue is their conduct inside the polling places: "The fundamental issue here is you cannot go into a polling place and misidentify yourself."

One of the influencers disputes any legal violation in a written statement read by Blume, saying the investigation was intended to expose vulnerabilities in the voting system.

FOX 9 reports that both are scheduled to appear in Hennepin County District Court on November 16.

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