Minnesota’s election judge is being sued for accepting unregistered votes

A Election judge in Minnesota is being sued after allegedly allowing people who were not properly registered to vote in the 2024 election.

Timothy Michael Scouton, chief election judge for the Badoura Township Precinct in Hubbard County, Minnesota, is charged with one count of accepting the vote of an unregistered voter and one count of neglect of duty by an election official. , according to a report from Fox9.

Police say they were notified by an election auditor 11 voters had not completed the correct registration forms, but were still allowed to vote despite being unable to complete the forms used to verify their identity.

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Timothy Michael Scouton (Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office)

Those votes were allowed despite Scouton reportedly completing his training as an election judge and his training as a chief election judge in July, the report said.

Authorities spoke with another judge who worked with Scouton on the night of the election, with the judge telling police that Scouton had instructed her not to use the correct registration forms. Another judge who worked with Scouton told police she was unaware of the proper forms and was instructed by Scouton to have voters sign the back of a book.

A voter casts his ballot during the Super Tuesday primaries at the American Legion Post in Hawthorne, California, March 5, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

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Scouton was arrested on charges by the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office, which said he “refused to make a statement.”

Meanwhile, Minnesota’s secretary of state acknowledged that the costs against Scouton were “very serious”.

An election worker removes a ballot from an envelope at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on November 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

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“These allegations are extremely serious and must be fully and thoroughly investigated,” the Secretary of State’s office said in a statement to Fox 9. “Election judges take an oath to administer elections in accordance with the law. illegal and a betrayal of public trust. Minnesota elections depend on the dedication and public service of 30,000 people and they must perform their jobs fairly, impartially and within the letter of the law Hubbard County Auditor took prompt and appropriate action by notifying local authorities of the discrepancies discovered so that they could investigate.”