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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ariana Baio

Mike Lindell is running for governor in a state he’s not registered to vote in

  • Mike Lindell , CEO of MyPillow and a prominent 2020 election denier, is not currently registered to vote in Minnesota , the state where he is running for governor.
  • Lindell, 65, confirmed to The Independent that he was not yet registered to vote in the upcoming August primary or November election but plans to register to vote at the same time he heads to the ballotwhich Minnesota allows.
  • His last registered voting location was in Texas, where he lived with his wife for a year before moving back to Minnesota to run for office.
  • The Minnesota Republican Party is not supporting Lindell's campaign, citing "electability concerns" and "serious financial baggage," including delinquent property taxes.
  • Lindell, an ally of Donald Trump, faces defamation lawsuits from voting machine companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic for his false claims of widespread election fraud .

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