Voting rights advocates are alarmed by Minnesota Republicans’ endorsed candidate for secretary of state Kim Crockett, who has called the 2020 election “rigged.”
She played a video at the state Republican convention with the theme “Sending out an SOS” that portrayed the election system in crisis and controlled by a Jewish puppet master, George Soros, with the caption, “Let’s wreck elections forever and ever.”
Crockett recently appeared at a showing of the Dinesh D’Souza documentary called “2,000 Mules,” which is filled with debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
In short, Crockett is a proud believer in what has come to be known as “The Big Lie,” the false assertion that former President Donald Trump won the election both here and nationally.
Of particular concern for voting rights advocates: As secretary of state, Crockett could play an outsized role in the future of Minnesota democracy. Although the secretary of state does not “count the votes” — despite what Crockett erroneously told supporters in an email — the secretary of state oversees statewide elections and operates the statewide voter registration system.
Michelle Witte, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, said Minnesota city and county associations agree the state’s election systems are fair and accurate, and a 2018 legislative audit of voter registration found minimal errors.
“To me, it’s very irresponsible for anyone to sow doubts without facts,” Witte said. “When...
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