Exposed: Voter Fraud Is Built Into the System

Join us on Based Camp today for a detailed discussion on vulnerabilities in US voting systems, including same-day registration without ID, vouching rules in states like Minnesota, challenges verifying citizenship, and risks with deceased voters on rolls. The conversation examines real-world examples and state policies that make exploitation possible, along with broader implications for election integrity.

Simone and Malcolm review evidence from hidden camera investigations, compare rules across multiple states, and address why certain safeguards remain absent despite ongoing concerns. They also touch on related topics like enforcement gaps and the impact of immigration on voter rolls.

Show Notes

We fell down this voter registration rabbit hole because someone posted this video to the Based Camp subreddit.

Minnesota

Minnesota has a same-day voter-registration vouching rule whereby a registered voter in the same precinct may legally vouch for the residence of up to eight otherwise-unregistered voters; all they need to do is sign a sworn oath that they personally know each person lives in that precinct.

What “up to eight” means

Minnesota Statutes § 201.061 permits a voter to establish residence at the polls through a registered precinct voter’s sworn verification. The basic requirements are:

* The voucher must already be registered in that precinct.

* The voucher must personally know that the applicant lives in that precinct.

* The voucher signs an oath in front of an election judge.

* The applicant also signs an oath regarding identity and eligibility.

* An ordinary registered voter may vouch for no more than eight people in one election.

For reference, the “voiched-for” person:

* Does not need to have a photo ID: They can either provide a drivers license/ID number *or* the last four digits of their social security number

* Minnesota’s Secretary of State says that every voter registration is verified against Department of Public Safety, Social Security Administration, and other records, and specifically says Election Day registrations—including registrations using vouching—are verified by local officials after the election.

* The Secretary of State says a discrepancy found in that process is referred to local law enforcement for investigation and possible prosecution

* Note: While MN has prosecuted people for submitting registrations using fictitious identities and information, nobody has been prosecuted for this.

* Does not need a document proving residence

What James O’Keefe Did

In the video, O’Keefe and affiliated reporters asked Minneapolis-area poll workers whether a registered voter could bring in multiple people without ID and vouch for them. Workers reportedly explained the eight-person limit and the residency requirement; in one exchange, a worker said he could return with additional people until reaching eight.

Problem with what James O’Keefe did is he gave another man’s information to poll workers, without this guy’s knowledge or consent.

Other States That Allow Same-Day Registration Without ID

Minnesota is distinctive because it lets a pre-registered local voter’s sworn oath substitute for the new registrant’s documentary proof of residence, allowing a regular ballot rather than automatically requiring a provisional one, HOWEVER

* Other states permit unregistered people to show up and register-and-vote on Election Day without necessarily handing over a government photo ID

Some are OK:

Maine, Virginia & Michigan

* You can fill out a provisional ballot without an ID that gets counted unless officials determine the person was ineligible.

Some are less OK:

Colorado

* You can vote even if you don’t have a government ID *or* the last four numbers of your social security number, you just have to indicate you don’t have them on a form

* According to the National conference of State Legislatures, “Colorado developed its own electronicpoll book system that is networked to communicate with the statewide voter registration database in real time. All jurisdictions have access to the system to check that a new registrant has not registered or voted in a different county in the same election.”

* THIS DOES NOT CHECK FOR CITIZENSHIP: The real-time electronic-poll-book function in that quotation is primarily a duplicate-registration / double-voting control: it lets Colorado election officials see whether a person has already registered or been issued/cast a ballot elsewhere in the state for that election. It is not, by itself, a real-time citizenship-verification system

* Colorado does not generally require every registrant to submit documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization certificate. Its normal framework relies on the citizenship question and signed attestation, along with registration-list maintenance and database checks.

Hawaii

* According to the National conference of State Legislatures,“To register, applicants must provide their Hawaii driver license, state ID, last four digits of their social security number, or voter ID, which will be confirmed when received by the clerk’s office. Applicant makes a sworn affirmation that they have not voted and are qualified to vote. Any applicant providing false information may be guilty of a Class C felony pursuant to state law.”

Vermont

* Generally people can register and vote the day of an election without a photo ID

* A registrant must identify themselves and/or provide required documentation under the registration rules

* A post-election audit can identify people registered and voting in more than one town BUT THAT ASSUMES AN AUDIT IS CONDUCTED AND THAT THAT PARTICULAR VOTE WAS AUDITED

States That Don’t Require Voter ID For Already-Registered Voters

14 states and D.C. let already-registered, in-person voters cast a ballot without presenting an ID document under their ordinary poll rules. These states use measures such as signing a poll book or affidavit, stating name/address, comparing a signature to the voter file, or checking a registration list. They include California, D.C., Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

Citizenship and Voter Registration is SCARY

The United States lacks a single complete database that can instantly verify citizenship for every person.

States that are actually careful about ensuring citizenship are the exception, not the rule.

As of the cited 2026 state-policy summaries, five states were expected to require documentary citizenship proof from all people registering or updating a registration for the 2026 midterms:

* Arizona

* New Hampshire

* South Dakota

* Utah

* W