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Donald Trump's Calls to 'Nationalize' Elections Conflict with Constitution
Trump's call to shift election control to the federal level faces constitutional barriers and legal opposition amid ongoing false claims about the 2020 election results.
- On a recent podcast, President Donald Trump suggested Republicans `ought to nationalize` voting, proposing federal control over U.S. elections.
- Stemming from his 2020 grievances, Trump’s false claim that he won the 2020 election underpins his push to change voting rules this year, driven by political pressure, critics say.
- Administration proposals include federal steps such as seeking state voter rolls and promoting a Real ID voting requirement, while Trump has floated canceling future U.S. elections as an extreme option.
- Under the Constitution, authority over federal election times, places and manner rests with states, not the federal government, and John Thune, Senate Majority Leader , opposes federalizing elections while Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader , called the proposal `outlandishly illegal`.
- Legal analysts say federal takeover faces tight constraints, Democrats plan legal challenges, and officials warn the move could erode public trust, with Brad Raffensperger calling it a democracy threat.
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
C 16%
R 21%
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