2026 Minnesota secretary of state race

Incumbent: Steve Simon (Democratic)

Steve SimonMinnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

DMDavid MeissnerRepublican Party (United States)

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Issue	Simon	Meissner
	No ID requirement	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown
Crime & policing	Unknown	Unknown
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown

Declared candidates

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Steve Simon
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party · Incumbent
Stated positions (4) ▾
- AI and elections: Supports being watchful and proactive to counter AI amplifying election misinformation and disinformation from domestic or foreign actors. [1]
- Automatic voter registration: Supports automatic voter registration when interacting with state agencies like driver's license applications to expand access and improve voter roll accuracy. [1][2]

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