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- Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari faces felony charges for voting in the 2024 election while not a U.S. citizen.
- Chaudhari is charged with perjury and a voting violation after admitting he voted while unaware of ineligibility.
- Authorities say noncitizen voting is rare in Minnesota and that eligibility rules are strict.
- Republicans say changes in election laws weakened safeguards, citing driver’s licenses to noncitizens and longer voting periods.
