The Republican National Committee and Minnesota GOP first raised the issue in August after a noncitizen came forward to report having received a primary ballot without having registered to vote. The error was the result of Minnesota law that automatically registers residents with state drivers licenses.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon admitted afterward that the state Department of Public Safety's Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) identified "a small number of applicant files as needing additional confirmation of voter registration information, including address, name, and citizenship."

Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson also acknowledged that at least 1,000 individuals "may have been improperly registered to vote under the automatic voter registration ('AVR') process," according to House Republicans. [...]