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BOISE – Two people were arrested in southern Idaho following a full statewide review of Idaho’s voter rolls prior to the 2024 Presidential Election by the Secretary of State’s office, according to a news release from Secretary of State Phil McGrane.
Tino Hermann Kleiss was arrested for registering and voting as a non-citizen and Mursal Hamadi Dahiri was arrested for registering and voting while on felony probation, without his civil rights restored.
The arrests are the first in a series of cases expected in the coming months across the state. All cases involve ineligible voting activity that occurred prior to 2024. None involve tampering with voting machines or vote tallying systems.
“Let’s be clear, Idaho’s voting systems are secure,” McGrane said. “These were isolated cases, identified and pursued because of our proactive approach. This is exactly how election security should work.”
The investigation began over a year ago, with the goal of verifying the eligibility of every registered voter in Idaho. Through cross-referencing voter registration data with state and federal records, the Secretary of State’s Office was able to identify and remove a small number of ineligible voters prior to the 2024 Presidential Election.
