Minnesota elections office subpoenaed in non-citizen voting probe, official says

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The ‌Minnesota secretary ​of ​state's office has received a grand jury subpoena ordering it to turn over certain individual voter ‌records as part of a federal investigation into whether ⁠non-U.S.-citizens are registered to vote or have unlawfully cast ballots, according ‌to a U.S. law enforcement ‌official.

CBS News, which first reported the subpoena, said the investigation is being run by the Justice Department and Department ​of Homeland Security.

A spokesperson for the Minnesota secretary of state, Steve Simon, said election security is a top ⁠priority, though the office does not directly register voters or administer elections.

"Secrecy is a ​cornerstone of grand jury proceedings and as such our office will not confirm or deny the ​existence of any subpoenas," the spokesperson ‌said.

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said its collaboration with the Justice Department would ⁠prevent non-citizens from "corrupting our republic's democratic process and further ensure the integrity of our elections nationwide."

President Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly alleged ⁠immigrants living unlawfully in the United States have signed up to vote ​in large numbers, despite studies finding that non-citizen voting is rare.

The subpoena is the latest to target a high-ranking state official in ‌Minnesota. In January, as the Trump administration surged thousands of federal agents in the state, ‌the DOJ sought records from Minnesota's governor and attorney general as ⁠part of an investigation into ‌interference with immigration enforcement.

(Reporting ​by Jasper Ward in Washington and Andrew Goudsward in Atlanta; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones and Sonali ‌Paul)

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