Noncitizen charged with voting in Minnesota 2024 election after admitting ‘mistake’ to investigators

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A man in Minnesota is facing felony charges after being accused of registering to vote and thenvoting in the 2024 electiondespite not being a citizen of the United States.

Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari, 39, was charged with perjury and a voting violation on Monday after authorities say they obtained records showing he submitted a ballot in the 2024 election after registering to vote in 2023,

Authorities say that Chaudhari denied he voted at first when interviewed but later claimed he “made a mistake” and admitted to voting while also telling investigators he is not a U.S.citizen.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifying during a House Oversight Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol

Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S.Capitol on March 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Chaudhari, according to investigators, received a voter registration notice from the state of Minnesota in a move that was likely triggered in the system after he obtained his driver’s license.Chaudhari is said to have told authorities that he didn’t learn he should not have voted until his lawyer informed him during his green card process.

“Only U.S.Citizens are eligible to vote in Minnesota,“extremely rare.”

“When an individual completes a voter registration application, they attest that they meet all eligibility requirements, including that they are a U.S.citizen,” the office said.“Before casting a ballot, one must again swear to their eligibility before they are allowed to vote.If a noncitizen attempts to vote in an election, they will be caught and held to account.Penalties for voting while ineligible may include deportation, a permanent bar on future citizenship, a fine of up to $10,000, and up to five years in prison.”

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A sign reading vote here outside a polling place in Minneapolis Minnesota

A polling place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 3, 2020.(Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

News of the charges come asRepublicans continueto push voter ID legislation, known as the SAVE America Act, against fierce pushback from Democrats who make the argument that voter fraud and non-citizens voting are rare.

Conservatives on social media were quick to point the finger atDemocrats in responseto Chaudhari’s charges.

“That thing that never ever happens happened again,” Center of the American Experiment policy fellow Bill Glahn sarcasticallyposted on X.

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People holding signs supporting the SAVE act at Upper Senate Park

People rally in support of the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C.(Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

State Rep.Pam Altendorf, a Republican, called out Minnesota Democrats in apost on Xfor three specific actions that she said have weakened election safeguards and invited scrutiny:loosening election laws in 2023and 2024, issuing driver’s licenses to noncitizens, and creating a 46-day voting season during which the state mass-mailed voter registration cards and absentee ballots.

“Welcome toTim Walz’s Minnesota,” Townhall columnist Dustin Grageposted on X.

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