Charges filed against activists who posed as Minnesota voters
Summary
Hennepin County prosecutors charged James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft over videos filmed at Minnesota polling places during the Aug. 11 primary. Prosecutors say the men gave election workers the names of registered voters without permission; the county said the videos were posted to social media. The article says the activists did not go ahead with voting illegally.Key Facts
- Prosecutors filed the charges Wednesday, according to a Hennepin County Attorney’s Office news release.
- O’Keefe, 42, and Higby, 26, face charges of felony unlawful voting and identity theft.
- The county says the men visited multiple precincts and misrepresented their identities to election judges.
- Minnesota law bars intentionally using another person’s identity when applying for a ballot, depositing one, or attempting to vote by machine.
- The activists said they were testing Minnesota’s voter voucher law, which lets a registered voter vouch that someone lives at a stated address.
- The law does not allow people to impersonate registered voters.
- The article says the group’s members did not proceed with voting illegally, and the real voter named in a video was able to vote that evening.
- The county release did not state when the men are due in court.
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