2026-04-15 12:40:07 EDT / 福克斯新闻频道
此次指控正值共和党推动选民身份证法案之际，民主党则反驳称非公民投票现象极为罕见
作者：安德鲁·马克·米勒、基拉·麦克唐纳 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年4月15日美国东部时间下午12:40
明尼苏达州一名男子面临重罪指控，他被指控在并非美国公民的情况下登记投票并参与了2024年大选。
据明尼阿波利斯福克斯9台报道，39岁的穆克什库马尔·索马拜·乔杜里周一因伪证和投票违规被起诉，当局称其记录显示他于2023年完成选民登记后，在2024年大选中提交了选票。
当局表示，乔杜里最初在接受问询时否认自己投过票，但后来称自己“犯了一个错误”，承认自己并非美国公民并承认参与了投票。
佛罗里达、密西西比州加入收紧选民公民资格规则的州浪潮
明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔茨于2026年3月4日在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦众议院监督与政府改革委员会听证会上作证。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
调查人员称，乔杜里收到了明尼苏达州州政府发出的选民登记通知，这一触发大概率源于他申领驾照时录入系统的信息。乔杜里告诉当局，直到他的律师在办理绿卡期间告知他，他才意识到自己本不应投票。
明尼苏达州州务卿办公室向福克斯新闻数字频道表示：“只有美国公民才有资格在明尼苏达州投票。” 该办公室补充道，无资格投票的情况“极为罕见”。
“当个人完成选民登记申请时，他们需声明自己符合所有资格要求，包括拥有美国公民身份，”该办公室称。“在投票前，选民必须再次宣誓自己具备投票资格。若非公民试图在选举中投票，他们将被发现并追究责任。无资格投票的处罚可能包括驱逐出境、永久剥夺未来入籍资格、最高1万美元罚款，以及最高五年监禁。”
众议院监督调查因非公民投票担忧，将明尼苏达州选举置于审查之下
明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯的一处投票站，2020年3月3日。（斯蒂芬·马图伦/盖蒂图片社）
此次指控消息传出之际，共和党仍在推动被称为《拯救美国法案》的选民身份证立法，而民主党对此强烈反对，辩称选民欺诈和非公民投票现象都极为罕见。
社交媒体上的保守派人士很快将矛头指向民主党，以此回应乔杜里的指控。
“所谓永远不会发生的事情又发生了，”美国实验中心政策研究员比尔·格兰在X平台上讽刺地发帖称。
明尼苏达州欺诈丑闻引发对拜登时代数十亿能源拨款的审查
民众在华盛顿特区上参议院公园集会支持《拯救美国法案》。（肯特·西村/盖蒂图片社）
州众议员帕姆·奥尔特登多夫是共和党人，她在X平台上发帖指责明尼苏达州民主党人采取了三项据称削弱选举保障措施并招致审查的具体行动：2023年和2024年放宽选举法、向非公民发放驾照，以及设立46天的投票期，在此期间该州批量邮寄选民登记卡和缺席选票。
“欢迎来到蒂姆·瓦尔茨的明尼苏达州，”《市政厅》专栏作家达斯汀·格雷奇在X平台上发帖称。
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格兰此前曾向福克斯新闻数字频道谈及他对明尼苏达州选举系统缺乏保障措施的担忧，其中包括登记选民可以为最多8名希望在无身份证情况下进行同日选民登记的选民的居留资格“担保”。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系蒂姆·瓦尔茨州长的办公室。
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Noncitizen charged with voting in Minnesota 2024 election after admitting ‘mistake’ to investigators
2026-04-15 12:40:07 EDT / Fox News
The charges come as Republicans push voter ID legislation against Democratic pushback that noncitizen voting is rare
By Andrew Mark Miller , Kiera McDonald Fox News
Published April 15, 2026 12:40pm EDT
A man in Minnesota is facing felony charges after being accused of registering to vote and then voting in the 2024 election despite 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, Fox 9 Minneapolis reported.
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 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,” the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State told Fox News Digital, adding that ineligible voting is “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 polling place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 3, 2020.(Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
News of the charges come as Republicans continue to 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 at Democrats in response to Chaudhari’s charges.
“That thing that never ever happens happened again,” Center of the American Experiment policy fellow Bill Glahn sarcastically posted on X.
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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 a post on X for three specific actions that she said have weakened election safeguards and invited scrutiny: loosening election laws in 2023 and 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 to Tim Walz’s Minnesota,” Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X.
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Glahn previously spoke to Fox News Digital about his concerns over the lack of safeguards in Minnesota’s voting system, including registered voters being able to “vouch” for up to eight other voters’ residency who want to sign up for same-day voter registration without an ID.
Fox News Digital reached out to Gov. Tim Walz’s office.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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