Attorney General Ellison releases Election Report Form for incidents of election intimidation, deceptive technology, or deep fakes

Minnesotans encouraged to report any incidents in Minnesota that occur between September 18 and November 3

October 20, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today released an Election Report Form on his Office’s website where Minnesotans may report any incidents of election-related intimidation or deceptive technology or information, including deep fakes. These incidents may include:

• Intimidation used to affect someone’s decision as to whether to register to vote, to vote for a particular candidate, or to vote at all. Intimidation can include physical threats, violence, harm, or loss of employment.
• Intimidation of someone who is helping another person to cast a ballot, register to vote, travel to a polling place, or otherwise participate in an election. Intimidation can include physical threats, violence, harm, or loss of employment.
• Intimidation used to influence an election official in carrying out their duties. Intimidation can include physical threats, violence, harm, or loss of employment.
• Use of deep fake or other deceptive technology or information to influence an election.

Minnesotans should use the form to report incidents like these that occur during Minnesota’s 2026 general-election voting period, which began on September 18 and ends on November 3.

“Minnesota runs the best elections in the country, and Minnesotans can help keep it that way,” Attorney General Ellison said. “If you see misinformation around the election, or voter intimidation anywhere in Minnesota, I ask you to say something, both by telling my Office on our Election Report Form, and by telling an election judge or the police if an incident occurs at a polling place. Together, we’re going to make sure every eligible voter can exercise their right to vote safety and without intimidation or disinformation this election season.”

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office will investigate election-related matters reported to it that may violate Minnesota law and may take appropriate action to enforce Minnesota law, including referring complaints to other state entities. 

Minnesotans who have concerns and questions related to voting and election administration that are outside of disinformation, intimidation, and related misconduct should direct them to the Minnesota Secretary of State by calling (877) 600-VOTE (8683); texting (651) 217-VOTE (3862); visiting the Minnesota Secretary Of State website; or emailing secretary.state@state.mn.us.

Minnesotans who are at a polling place and experience threats or intimidation, deception about election times, polling locations, or voter eligibility, or any other crimes should report them immediately to an election judge and police, and well as reporting them to the Attorney General’s Office on the Election Report Form.

Other election-related resources on Attorney General Ellison’s website

Attorney General Ellison has also released updated guidance for Minnesotans on their right to vote safely and free from intimidation and misinformation, which is also available on his Office’s website. The guidance details the state and federal legal protections Minnesotans have when casting a ballot and participating in their democracy, and includes information about laws that: set eligibility requirements for voters and ways they may register to vote; guarantee Minnesotans’ safe access to polling places; detail the help voters who need assistance when voting are allowed to receive; and protect Minnesotans who are voting, elections officials, and polling places from intimidation and interference, including from federal officials.

The Election Report Form is also linked to on this page.

Attorney General Ellison continues to work to ensure Minnesota’s elections remain free, fair, and secure. He is currently protecting states’ rights to administer their elections and ensure all eligible voters can vote, including by successfully challenging executive orders that threatened to interfere with election administration, winning the dismissal of a federal lawsuit that demanded Minnesota voters’ personal and sensitive nonpublic information, and winning at the U.S. Supreme Court when it blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new rule that would have disenfranchised millions of voters who vote by mail and caused chaos in the upcoming elections. He is also currently defending the State of Minnesota and the Secretary of State in a variety of litigation to protect Minnesotans’ voter-registration data and to defend laws that prohibit election misinformation and deepfakes.

In past years, Attorney General Ellison investigated an out-of-state security company that threatened to send armed civilians to Minnesota polling places, and swiftly secured a binding court agreement preventing the company from sending agents to polling places. He also successfully defended the legality of the Restore the Vote Act, which restores voting rights to Minnesotans with felony convictions when they are no longer incarcerated. This included intervening to successfully have the Minnesota Court of Appeals overturn a state district court order when a judge unilaterally declared the law unconstitutional.