ST. PAUL
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Monday offered a $1,000 reward to anyone who who prove a case where someone in the state has been charged or convicted of impersonating a voter.
State ACLU Executive Director Charles Samuelson said his organization put up the bounty to show that a Republican-proposed constitutional amendment to require voters to show a photo identification at the polls is not needed.
Samuelson said ACLU attorneys have not been able to find in single case of voter impersonation during the past 10 years.
"If you can't find a crime, why change the law?" he asked at a Capitol press conference where he stood behind a stack of 1,000 $1 bills.
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Anyone who wants to take the ACLU up on their bet, which covers the last 10 years, can mail their evidence along with contact information to the ACLU office at 2300 Myrtle Avenue, Suite 180, St. Paul, MN 55114.
The deadline for submitting evidence is March 30. The ACLU will announce the results April 5.
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