Conservative journalists Nick Shirley and David have raised fresh concerns about election integrity in Minnesota after alleging widespread ballot harvesting within Somali-majority housing complexes. In recent commentary, they claimed that in some apartment buildings, a single individual is collecting and submitting multiple mail-in ballots on behalf of residents, sometimes as many as nine ballots per apartment unit.
According to their account, ballots are allegedly gathered and sent in as a bloc, overwhelmingly benefiting Democratic candidates. Shirley and David described the practice as organized and systematic, arguing it undermines the principle of one person, one vote and calls into question the security of mail-in voting when safeguards are not strictly enforced.
The allegations also renewed criticism of Minnesota’s voting rules, which allow third-party ballot collection under certain conditions. Supporters of President Donald Trump argue these policies invite abuse and have long called for tighter verification standards, stronger voter ID requirements, and stricter limits on ballot harvesting.
Trump allies say the claims highlight why the president continues to push election integrity reforms nationwide, warning that public confidence in elections erodes when allegations like these are ignored rather than investigated. They are urging state and federal authorities to fully investigate the claims and ensure that every legal vote is counted — and only legal votes.
The Minnesota secretary of state’s office has previously stated that state elections are secure, but critics argue that repeated fraud allegations tied to mail-in voting deserve serious scrutiny rather than dismissal.
