An investigation by journalist James O’Keefe and the O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) has uncovered the “lunacy” of Minnesota’s voter vouching system.
Under Minnesota law, a registered voter can vouch for up to eight other people who want to register to vote but need proof of residence.
“Minnesota Statutes § 201.061 allows an individual to establish residence for voter registration by having a voter already registered in the precinct sign an oath, in the presence of an election judge, vouching that they personally know the individual is a resident of that precinct,” according to OMG.
How insane is this system?
Watch and find out:
🚨HOLY COW🚨
THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO OF 2026@JamesOKeefeIII did an undercover operation to expose Minnesota’s corrupt vouching system.
According to law, 1 registered MN voter can vouch for up to 8 persons — those 8 people do NOT need ID.
👉“You are the ID,” an Election… pic.twitter.com/gqLK57EuRH
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 13, 2026
According to OMG, O’Keefe and a team of reporters affiliated with the Justice League went undercover at polling locations in Minneapolis on Aug. 11, which was the state’s primary day, to put the vouching system to the test.
For the purpose of the operation, the crew dressed in traditional Muslim attire, with one member even wearing a burka. They then presented the most extreme, insane scenarios to the poll workers they interacted with.
At the first location they visited, O’Keefe told poll workers that the people with him weren’t registered and then asked whether he could vouch for them.
“That’s okay. That’s fine. Yeah!” the workers responded.
O’Keefe then took things to the next level by asking if he could leave and return with five more people. The workers responded by confirming that he could vouch for up to eight people, but no more than eight.
At the second location O’Keefe visited, he was again told he could only vouch for eight people. In addition, one worker summed up exactly how the voucher program works by telling him, “You’re the ID.”
Exactly. No actual identification is needed from the eight vouched people because the person vouching for them functions as their ID.
CAUGHT INSIDE MINNEAPOLIS POLLING BOOTHS: Minnesota Poll Workers Tell O’Keefe, Dressed in Muslim Garb, & @camhigby, in a Burka, That They Can Vouch for Eight Unregistered Voters Without ID, Allowing Them to Vote in Minnesota Primary Election
Election worker says, “You’re the… pic.twitter.com/bUPVxym08G
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 13, 2026
At the third location, O’Keefe’s crew outright asked the poll workers what would happen if the people being vouched for didn’t have IDs. The workers confirmed that the lack of IDs wouldn’t matter.
O’Keefe’s team also asked the workers to explain exactly what happens when someone is vouched for.
“The worker explained that the voucher signs a legal oath affirming that they know the individuals and know they live in the area,” according to OMG. “The individuals being vouched for also sign an oath affirming their identity and eligibility to vote.”
When asked whether the individuals’ eligibility is then verified by word alone, the workers responded, “After the fact, yeah.”
During their visit to multiple polling stations, the OMG team did, to the credit of SOME poll workers, make some workers suspicious.
“Some workers communicated concerns about the team over their radios,” according to OMG.
This created a noticeable contrast — “the same conduct that some election workers treated as permissible under Minnesota’s vouching rules raised immediate concerns among others.”
Critics responded to O’Keefe’s investigation with outrage directed at Minnesota.
“This is outrageous,” journalist Lara Logan tweeted. “No wonder Minnesotta is in so much trouble. Vouching for 8 people? No ID required? What the hell. … What happened to the constitutional standard for elections? Since elections are critical infrastructure this affects the entire government & should be treated as a national emergency.”
Meanwhile, leftist commentator Brian Krassenstein cried foul, claiming O’Keefe was being dishonest:
This post takes one real Minnesota election rule and then piles several false or wildly misleading claims on top of it.
Yes, Minnesota allows a registered voter in the same precinct to vouch for the residence of up to 8 people.
But no, the vouched-for voters do not simply… https://t.co/7lOKMWW8Vr
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) August 13, 2026
“The vouched-for voters do not simply become ‘faceless voters with no record,'” he alleged. “They still complete a voter registration application, swear to their eligibility, and the vouching paperwork is recorded and attached to that registration.”
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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