# Elsa Bullard *United States magistrate judge in the District of Minnesota* Elsa M. Bullard is a United States magistrate judge in the District of Minnesota. As of June 18, 2026, she was the magistrate judge assigned, with Judge [[Katherine M. Menendez]], to *[[United States v. Simon]]*, No. 0:25-cv-03761 (D. Minn.). That civil action was filed on September 25, 2025.[^1] The action challenges Secretary of State [[Steve Simon]]'s refusal to provide the unredacted Statewide Voter Registration List. It is brought under the [[Civil Rights Act of 1960]] and the [[Help America Vote Act]]. The Secretary's defense rests on state law (§201.091). The [[League of Women Voters]] and [[Common Cause]] moved to intervene, and the case was ongoing as of June 18, 2026.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Elsa M. Bullard is the magistrate judge, and Katherine M. Menendez the district judge, assigned to *United States v. Simon*.[^1] - The United States is the plaintiff, and Secretary of State Steve Simon is the defendant. The League of Women Voters and Common Cause moved to intervene.[^1] ### What - The case challenges the Secretary of State's refusal to provide the unredacted Statewide Voter Registration List, under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and the Help America Vote Act. The refusal is defended on state law (§201.091).[^1] ### When - The case was filed on September 25, 2025, as docket 0:25-cv-03761. It was ongoing as of June 18, 2026.[^1] ### Where - The case is in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, June 18, 2026), validated passage [54] — identifies *United States v. Simon*, 0:25-cv-03761 (D. Minn., filed Sep. 25, 2025). The passage establishes the challenge under the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and the Help America Vote Act to the refusal to provide the unredacted Statewide Voter Registration List, and the state-law defense (§201.091). It also establishes the assignment of Judge Katherine M. Menendez and Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard, the intervention motions by the League of Women Voters and Common Cause, and the case's ongoing status as of its June 18, 2026 refresh.