No More ‘Hypothetical Situations’: States Move to Fortify Elections Against Trump
State officials are drafting legal and operational defenses as 25 county election officials aligned with the election-denier movement have taken office since 2024.
- State Democratic officials and AGs are actively preparing to challenge potential federal interference in the upcoming midterms, training local administrators and planning legal strategies to counter threats like federalizing election administration.
- In July, President Donald Trump raised alarms over election security in a primetime White House address and did not rule out declaring a national security emergency to federalize control over November's elections.
- Were no longer talking about hypothetical situations, said Nick Brown, Washington state's Democratic attorney general, noting the AGs have been meeting to plan for worst-case scenarios including federal immigration officers at polling locations or FBI visits to county election offices.
- Since 2024, at least 25 local election officials who align with the election-denier movement have taken office across the country, prompting Brown to fear they might refuse to certify results based on the president's claims.
- State lawmakers continue introducing legislation to protect polling places, while 15 states have adopted citizenship verification laws since 2018, creating a complex legal environment as Republicans and Democratic officials compete for control of Congress this November.
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