Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere
States are fortifying decentralized voting systems as federal lawsuits and ballot challenges raise the prospect of court fights over election control.
- Voting experts and advocates expect the United States’ local election systems to withstand possible federal influence during the midterm elections.
- State officials have prepared for possible federal law enforcement or immigration agents at polling places, election investigations, and efforts to overturn results.
- Mai Ratakonda of the States United Democracy Center said the election system is resilient because authority is distributed among many state and local offices.
- Ratakonda said election officials support the rule of law and that the institutions will hold.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere
As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of next week’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere.
Current and former U.S. Defense Department officials are consulting with lawmakers and state representatives on how to prepare for the possibility that President Donald Trump's administration will try to interfere in the November congressional elections. They are particularly concerned about the deployment of security forces at polling places on Election Day. The White House talks about the need to ensure that people without citizenship do not v…
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