Minnesota Election Judge Arrested, Accused Of Accepting Ballots From Unregistered Voters

By Cullen McCue

An election judge in Minnesota is facing felony charges after allegedly allowing people who were not properly registered to cast ballots in the 2024 election.

Timothy Michael Scouton, who served as the head election judge for the Badoura Township Precinct in Hubbard County, Minnesota, has been charged with one count of accepting the vote of an unregistered voter and one count of neglect of duty by an election official, according to a report from Fox 9 Minneapolis. Both of the charges are felonies.

Scouton reportedly attended basic election judge training before completing head election judge training in July, according to a criminal complaint from Hubbard County.