Minnesota GOP secretary of state candidate questions if disabled people, non-English-speaking people should vote

Kim Crockett, the GOP candidate for Minnesota secretary of state, questioned whether non-English speakers and people with physical disabilities should have the right to vote.

Originally reported by Huffington Post, the comments were made when Crockett was a guest on the “Justice and Drew Show” in 2020. Crockett was discussing a Minnesota Supreme Court case that challenged limits on individuals helping others with disabilities to vote.

“So, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that indeed you can help an unlimited number of people vote if they are disabled or can’t read or speak English, which raises the question: Should they be voting? We can talk about that another time.”

GOP candidate for Minnesota secretary of state Kim Crockett, who would be the state’s chief election officer, says that people requiring assistance because they do not speak English or are disabled “raises the question: Should they be voting?” pic.twitter.com/hoCKBBXq1e

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Crockett has made a habit of making her offensive views public. In May, she was criticized for showing an anti-Semitic video at the Republican state convention in Minnesota. The video depicted Jewish billionaire George Soros as a puppet master, a common anti-Semitic trope, controlling Minnesota Secretary of State Steven Simon, who is also Jewish.

Crockett is aiming to face Simon at the polls in November to decide who will hold Minnesota’s Secretary of State office, a position that oversees elections. The Minnesota GOP primary election is Aug. 9.