Minnesota man charged with perjury and voting in 2024 as non-citizen
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A Minnesota man is facing felony charges after being accused of registering to vote and then voting in the 2024 election despite not being a U.S. citizen.
Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari, 39, was charged Monday with perjury and voting violations after authorities said they obtained records showing he voted in the 2024 election after registering to vote in 2023. Fox 9 Minneapolis reported.
Authorities say Chaudhari at first denied voting during the interview, but later claimed he “made a mistake” and admitted voting, while also telling investigators he was not a U.S. citizen.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
According to investigators, Chaudhari received a voter registration notice from the state of Minnesota, a move that was likely triggered in the system after he obtained his driver’s license. Chaudhari reportedly told authorities that he didn’t learn he wasn’t supposed to vote until his lawyer informed him during the green card process.
“Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in Minnesota,” the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office told Fox News Digital, adding that ineligible voting is “extremely rare.”
“When a person completes their voter registration application, they represent that they meet all eligibility requirements, including being a U.S. citizen,” the office said in a statement. “Before voting, a person must swear once again that he or she is eligible to vote before being allowed to vote. If a noncitizen attempts to vote in an election, he or she will be caught and held accountable. Penalties for voting while ineligible may include deportation, permanent barring from future citizenship, a fine of up to $10,000, and up to five years in prison.”
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A sign is seen outside a polling place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 3, 2020. Minnesota resident Krystal Gabel recently learned that her name was on the 2024 presidential primary ballot, even though she never agreed to run. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
News of the charges come as Republicans continue to push the voter ID law, known as the SAVE America Act, against fierce pushback from Democrats who claim voter fraud and non-citizen voting is rare.
Conservatives on social media were quick to point the finger at Democrats in response to Chaudhari’s accusations.
“Something that would never happen has happened again,” quipped Bill Glahn, policy researcher at the Center for the American Experiment Published on X.
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People holding signs supporting the SAVE action in Upper Senate Park. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Republican Minnesota State Representative Pam Altendorf addressed Minnesota Democrats. Publish on X For three specific actions that he said weaken election safeguards and invite scrutiny: loosening election laws in 2023 and 2024, issuing driver’s licenses to noncitizens and creating a 46-day voting season in which the state sends out voter registration cards and absentee ballots by mass mailing.
Townhall columnist Dustin Gage “Welcome to Tim Walz’s Minnesota” Published on X
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Previously Glahn He spoke to Fox News Digital About his concerns about the lack of safeguards in Minnesota’s voting system, including the fact that registered voters can “vouch” for the residence of up to eight voters who want to register for same-day voter registration without identification.
Fox News Digital reached out to Governor Tim Walz’s office.
