Somali daycare scandal sparks fears Minnesota's elections have been rigged

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A shocking undercover video by a citizen journalist has blown the lid off Minnesota's Somali-owned daycares - empty buildings raking in taxpayer funds.

But as Donald Trump dispatches federal agents to crackdown on the crisis, there are fears that the fraud might bleed into America's most hallowed system: its elections.

Kamala Harris, running alongside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, won the state in 2024 by just over 138,000 votes, a thin 4.2 percent margin.

Lawmakers are now demanding whether permissive voting regulations have left the Land of 10,000 Lakes drowning in election fraud.

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Now, amid concerns over a systemic culture of fraud, lawmakers in Washington are demanding measures be taken to enshrine the sanctity of Minnesota's elections.

Of particular concern is an election law that allows a registered voter to 'vouch' for up to eight people seeking same-day registration without an ID.

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Minnesota, like 42 other states, requires a sworn affirmation of citizenship under penalty of perjury for voter registration.

But while this is not unique to Minnesota, the state rejected just 54 out of 1,372,437 registrations between 2022 and 2024 — a minuscule 0.003 percent rate.

This is far below the 3.0 percent national average, and significantly lower than similarly sized states such as Alabama which rejected 3,843 registrations (0.3 percent) and Colorado which invalidated 91,871 registrations (2.4 percent).

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