Two Minnesota special elections in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the state's House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year.

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The Trump Administration had already asked Minnesota for access to voter and welfare information last year. Minnesota has resisted the federal push for voter data, and Simon noted that the matter is subject to ongoing litigation.

House chairman demands answers from election officials in 10 states about voter roll maintenance and noncitizen voting safeguards amid ongoing concerns.

Republican candidates in the primary include Scott Jensen, a former state senator who won the Republican primary in 2022 but lost to Mr. Walz by about eight points; and Mike Lindell, the chief executive of MyPillow and one of the country’s most prolific spreaders of election disinformation.

Two well-known Minnesotans, one a long-time politician and the other a political newcomer, shook up the Minnesota midterm election within two days of each other.

Minnesota’s election system sparks new questions about verification, voter eligibility, and proposed federal safeguards.

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