US EditionRand Paul on Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections: ‘That’s not what the Constitution says’
Sen. Rand Paul opposes federal control of elections, citing constitutional state authority amid DOJ and FBI actions linked to claims of voter fraud, officials say.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Republicans to `take over` voting and to `nationalize` elections in 15 places, while Karoline Leavitt said he endorses the SAVE Act.
- Efforts to require proof of citizenship reflect claims of widespread noncitizen voting on Monday, despite legal bans, Trump has repeatedly made unsubstantiated allegations about election fraud.
- State election officials point to the DOJ seeking states' private voter data, while Oregon and Shenna Bellows fight the DOJ in federal court, amid recent federal actions at Fulton County elections center.
- State officials are mounting both public and legal resistance, with Minnesota's Steve Simon calling a DOJ-linked letter `an apparent ransom`.
- Looking toward 2026 and 2028, officials note the U.S. Constitution states control elections, and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said state election administration safeguards against tyranny, while DOJ and FBI moves suggest concerns.
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Montana's Congressmen mum on Trump's idea for feds to take over elections
Montanans stand in line to register to vote at the Lewis and Clark County Elections Office on Nov. 5, 2024. Three bills passed in 2025 changing voter laws have been challenged in court. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan)As the president of The United States continues to push the idea of federalizing the elections and as his administration seizes voting equipment and ballots, Montana’s all-Republican delegation remains mum on the idea. When …
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Montana’s Congressmen mum on Trump’s idea for feds to take over elections
As the president of The United States continues to push the idea of federalizing the elections and as his administration seizes voting equipment and ballots, Montana’s all-Republican delegation remains mum on the idea. When U.S. President Donald Trump last week…
California leaders decry Trump call to 'nationalize' election, say they're ready to resist
California officials say they are ready to resist should the federal government attempt to assert control over the state's voting system, as President Trump has suggested it should.
President Donald Trump redoubled his extraordinary call to the Republican Party to “nationalize” the vote in the United States, even as the White House tried to retract and members of its own party criticized the idea. Trump said Tuesday that he believed the federal government should “involve” in elections that are plagued with “corruption,” reiterating his position that the federal government should usurp state laws and exercise control over lo…
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