Brooklyn Park City Council member Christian Eriksen announced his candidacy for the Minnesota House seat formerly held by the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman via press release and a website.

Ronnie Williams, a former Minnesota resident, pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent voter registration forms in Minnesota in 2021 and 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date.

A couple charged in a conspiracy to commit election fraud has pleaded guilty to filling out hundreds of voter applications with fictitious identities that were submitted to county election offices in Minnesota.