Conservative activists charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 23:15 · Archive

Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby have been charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota.

James O'Keefe, 42, of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Cam Higby, 26, of Covington, Washington, were charged by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Wednesday. They allegedly wore costumes and used the names of registered state voters while attempting to use Minnesota's 'vouching' process during the 11 August primary. This process allows unregistered voters without proof of their current address to register and vote after signing an oath of eligibility.

O'Keefe founded Project Veritas, which is known for publishing undercover sting-style videos. He and Higby recorded the exchanges at Minnesota polling places for such a video. Poll workers became suspicious of their behaviour and reported them to authorities. Moriarty said the situation demonstrated that 'the system for identifying misconduct and responding to it functioned well during the primary'.

Neither man has yet had an opportunity to enter a plea. O'Keefe was not immediately available for comment, and court records do not name an attorney representing him. Higby also did not immediately respond to requests for comment and had no attorney listed in court records.

How it is being reported

• Conservative activists charged with unlawful voting in MinnesotaActivists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby have been charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota after a prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state’s primary electionPennLive · 28 Oct, 22:06
• Conservative activists James O’Keefe, Cam Higby charged with unlawful voting in MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS — Conservative activists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a Minnesota prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state’s primary election. The men recorded the exchanges for a video to expose what they say are vulnerabilities in the state’s voting laws.TribLIVE · 28 Oct, 20:38

In this story: James O'Keefe · Cam Higby · Mary Moriarty · Minnesota · Project Veritas · Hennepin County

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