Minnesota charges James O'Keefe, Cam Higby with 2 felonies over voting stunt
Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby have been charged with felonies in Minnesota for an undercover operation at polling stations. Prosecutors allege the pair used real voter identities to test election security, while the activists claim it was a legitimate investigation.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing tension between election integrity activism and legal boundaries regarding identity theft and voter interference.
Two conservative activists in Minnesota are facing felony charges after an undercover exercise at polling stations during the August 11 primary election. James O'Keefe and Cam Higby visited several polling stations and used the names of registered voters while asking for ballots. They filmed the exercise to test the state's election rules and later shared the videos online. Although neither man actually voted, Hennepin County prosecutors charged them with unlawful voting and identity theft on Wednesday.O'Keefe and Higby maintain that they were conducting an investigation, not trying to cast illegal votes. Prosecutors, however, say their actions went beyond testing the rules because they used other people's identities without permission.According to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, the two men gave election workers names belonging to voters registered at the polling stations they visited.
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Minnesota Prosecutors Charge Two Conservative Activists With Felonies Over Voting Stunt
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