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Top Connecticut officials blast President Trump’s executive order overhauling US elections

Connecticut's top election official condemned President Donald Trump's executive order requiring proof of citizenship for elections, stating it infringes on states' rights to regulate elections.
Attorney General William Tong mentioned that Connecticut is exploring legal options to challenge Trump's order, which threatens federal funding for non-compliant states.
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas criticized the order's voter registration requirements as an unlawful attempt at voter suppression, affecting mail registration and college campus drives.
Thomas described the executive order as a 'bully' tactic to bypass Congress and stated it is an unconstitutional overreach of federal authority over state elections.

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CT election official pushes back on Trump proof of citizenship order

Connecticut’s top election official pushed back Wednesday on a White House executive order seeking to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas called the order “another unlawful and unconstitutional overreach into our electoral processes.” “It sounds easy: just produce your birth certificate or your passport in order to vote,” Thomas said. “But it doesn’t take much imagination to see how …

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CT officials oppose Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship to vote

CT Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut’s top election official condemns President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship for elections.Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said the requirement that states use birth certificates to register voters is an attempt at voter suppression.“It also would basically invalidate mail registration,” she said, indicating that voter registration dri…

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DCCC, DNC & DSCC Statement on Trump’s Unlawful Actions to Disenfranchise America’s Voters

In response to Trump’s Executive Order to disenfranchise millions of legal voters including military members serving overseas and married women who have changed their names, weaken America’s elections, and grant DOGE and Elon Musk unfettered access to the nation’s voter rolls, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DNC Chair Ken Martin, and DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “America was founded on the belief of government by the…

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Top Connecticut officials blast President Trump’s executive order overhauling US elections

AG William Tong called Trump “an unhinged aspiring dictator." Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said his order is “an unlawful overreach that hurts voters.”

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Northwest Asian Weekly

Hobbs criticizes Trump’s election overhaul

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs sharply criticized a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump which aims to overhaul election procedures in the U.S.

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