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Eugene

(66,963 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:37 PM Feb 3

Minnesota Republicans propose to withhold federal funding unless state hands over voter rolls to Trump

Source: Bring Me The News

Minnesota Republicans propose to withhold federal funding unless state hands over voter rolls to Trump

The legislation introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber would withhold federal election funding from Minnesota until the state shares voter data with the DOJ.

Brianna Kelly 9 hours ago

Minnesota's four Republican members of Congress are supporting new legislation designed to force the state's election officials to turn over private voter data to the Trump administration, withholding federal funding if it doesn't.

Rep. Pete Stauber introduced the Minnesota Voter Integrity Act of 2026 in the U.S. House on Monday, with Reps. Tom Emmer, Brad Finstad, and Michelle Fischbach as co-sponsors.

If passed, the bill would allow the Trump administration to withhold federal election funding from Minnesota until the state shares voter information requested by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Trump administration is suing election officials in Minnesota and at least 19 other states who have refused to provide voter roll information, including the full names, dates of birth, residential addresses and driver’s license numbers of voters.

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Read more: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minnesota-republicans-propose-to-withhold-federal-funding-unless-state-hands-over-voter-rolls-to-trump

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Minnesota Republicans propose to withhold federal funding unless state hands over voter rolls to Trump (Original Post) Eugene Feb 3 OP
WTF does Dump need those for??? Blue Owl Feb 3 #1
Unbelievable traitors, Diamond_Dog Feb 3 #2
Agree. Hasn't Minnesota sacrificed enough? Deuxcents Feb 3 #3
Wow. They're working for Trump and not the citizens of Minnesota. Beartracks Feb 3 #4
How much $$$ is this? Lulu KC Feb 3 #5
$15M since 2018 Lulu KC Feb 3 #6
I hope they are primaried and sent home on time out...permanently. BComplex Feb 3 #7
Still want to vote with republicans ????? kacekwl Feb 3 #8
Stauber needs to go iemanja Feb 3 #9
Stauber is a waste of oxygen. waterwatcher123 Feb 4 #10
States Rights and Privacy! mysteryowl Feb 4 #11

Beartracks

(14,477 posts)
4. Wow. They're working for Trump and not the citizens of Minnesota.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:51 PM
Feb 3

Throwing Minnesotans under the bus.

Just wow.

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Lulu KC

(8,762 posts)
5. How much $$$ is this?
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:56 PM
Feb 3

As I read it I realized I don't even know what "federal election funding" means. Going to the google machine....

BComplex

(9,815 posts)
7. I hope they are primaried and sent home on time out...permanently.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:27 PM
Feb 3

What traitors. Their constituents need to hear this over & over...these republicans are trying to sell them out.

waterwatcher123

(496 posts)
10. Stauber is a waste of oxygen.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:54 AM
Feb 4

This man only has his seat in Congress because of his family name and a change in the district boundary. He has accomplished absolutely nothing in three terms. A total zero!

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