Voters Linked To Missing Ballots Testify As Election Contest For Shakopee State House Seat Ends

CBS Minnesota

December 18, 2024

SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Six voters linked to the missing ballots at the center of the election contest in a south metro Minnesota House race testified on Tuesday that they voted for DFL incumbent Rep. Brad Tabke, who said that evidence left no doubt that he is the winner of the close race.

Tabke defeated GOP challenger Aaron Paul by 14 votes in House District 54A on Election Day, which was later confirmed by a recount. But at issue were 21 ballots that were unaccounted for — a number that exceeds his margin of victory. An investigation determined 20 of them, which came from one single precinct, were likely tossed in the trash.

Paul filed an election contest because of those outstanding ballots and wants a new election. The trial — for which there is no jury, only a judge who ultimately makes a decision — lasted two days and ended on Tuesday.

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