Emmer Cosponsors Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026 to Secure Minnesota's Elections

WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) cosponsored Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) bill, the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026,to restore integrity to Minnesota's elections. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) are also cosponsors of the legislation.

This legislation would require the state of Minnesota to provide information on voting records, including same-day voter registration and election administration data, in order to continue to receive funding through the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

"For too long, voter fraud has gone unchecked in Minnesota," said Emmer. "Minnesotans deserve to have confidence in the fairness and security of our elections. I am proud to join my friend, Pete Stauber, in his efforts to secure our elections in Minnesota."

Read the bill text here.

Background

In September 2025, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division fileda federal lawsuit against the state of Minnesota for failure to produce its statewide voter registration lists upon request. Minnesota has yet to provide the information demanded by the lawsuit.

In October 2024, Minnesota's Republican delegation and House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil sent a letterdemanding answers from Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson following reportsthat noncitizens in Minnesota had been receiving ballots. Additionally, the Minnesota Republican delegation sent two letters to Simon probing potential election errors and discrepancies in Minnesota during the 2024 election. Read the November 2024 letter hereand the December 2024 letter here.

In January 2023, Emmer joined Steil, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad in a letter to Simon regarding claims that DACA recipients and other noncitizens are voting in Minnesota's elections.

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