Quality Learning Center in Minnesota was found at the center of an alleged childcare fraud scandal in the state. The facility closed in early January, according to Minnesota Department of Human Services' licensing records. The misspelled sign is being corrected. (Madelin Fuerste / Fox News Channel)
"They've definitely opened up opportunities for noncitizens to register. And honestly, there's times where noncitizens are being unwittingly registered," Riemer said, before pointing to an instance that unfolded in 2025 in the Last Frontier State — Alaska.
"It's happened in Alaska, actually, where you have two noncitizens who, by no fault of their own, were registered through some sloppy state automatic voter registration process, which essentially sucks in anyone that goes to the DMV into the registration system without any sort of voluntary registration on the part of the noncitizen," he said.
The election attorney argued that the fastest-moving battles are increasingly being fought in court — including disputes over voter roll maintenance, documentary proof of citizenship requirements and ballot deadlines.
"Look at what the Supreme Court is reviewing right now," Riemer said, pointing to litigation challenging whether states can accept ballots that arrive after Election Day. He also cited ongoing legal fights involving state efforts to remove noncitizens from voter rolls and require documentary proof of citizenship.
"There are also various cases winding their way through the courts on state efforts to remove noncitizens and to require documentary proof of citizenship," he continued. "So I think a lot of the action you're going to see is going to be in the courts."
The Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Tennessee law banning transgender medical procedures for adolescents in the state is not discriminatory, ruling 6-3 to uphold the law. (Jon Elswick/The Associated Press )
RITE points to recent court wins it says strengthened election safeguards, including a federal ruling in Maryland requiring public access to certain voter-roll maintenance records under the National Voter Registration Act. The group also assisted in cases in Colorado and Pennsylvania that preserved mail-ballot authentication requirements, including signature verification and envelope-signature and dating rules.
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"RITE is out there fighting to stop these things from happening," he said. "We're out there fighting in the courts to try and make sure that states, especially those who are unwilling, are being forced to perform more checks at the front end, because the registration process is really where it all begins. And states need to be doing more than they are."
On the national level, President Donald Trump's administration has made it easier for states to verify voter eligibility, notching some wins in the Republicans' election integrity battle ahead of the midterms.
President Donald Trump calls children as he participates in tracking Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve at the Mar-a-Lago resort on Dec. 24, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. This is the 70th year that NORAD has publicly tracked Santa’s sleigh on its global rounds. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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"The Trump administration has really emphasized election integrity as a priority," he said. "And one of the big things I would point to is what they have done to allow states to verify the citizenship of those who are registering to vote. They've opened up databases at the Department of Homeland Security that state election officials can use to determine whether or not voters on their registration lists are actually citizens or otherwise eligible to vote. That's been key."
The Minnesota fraud case unfolding in the Twin Cities has continued since December 2025, when it hit the nation's radar in earnest that officials were uncovering hundreds of millions of dollars in state-administered funds allegedly lost to fraud that could exceed $9 billion.
The investigations have been underscored by federal immigration law enforcement presence in the Twin Cities, which has led to violent protests and two fatal shootings of Americans by federal police officials.
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