On Super Tuesday, multiple Minnesota residents and members of the media reported that the official Minnesota Secretary of State’s office website was redirecting voters looking for their polling place to BoldProgressives.org. The site belongs to a progressive PAC that solicits donations, collects voter information, and has endorsed Sen. Warren for president, as well as reelection endorsements for other candidates such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Voters who were directed to the partisan website before going to cast their votes were greeted with a banner that read: “Vote for bold progressive candidates on election day” and asked to give their info to find their polling location.

“Americans deserve to feel confident that their vote is equal and that our elections are balanced, protected, and nonpartisan,” said Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids). “The Secretary of State is charged with this duty and to ensure the safety of our democracy, and I am dismayed that Secretary Simon and his office have failed so catastrophically during this primary. No voter deserves to feel pressured towards one party or another, and to the many Minnesotans impacted by the Secretary’s actions, I apologize. As a result of this failure, we will examine the office, ensure that this failure cannot happen in the future, and bring to light how the Secretary and his staff believed this was a reasonable solution to an error on their end.”