Trump hits a wall on voter fraud
Summary
President Trump is facing roadblocks in his efforts to combat alleged voter fraud before the November midterm elections. His executive orders and legislative attempts, such as the SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote, have been blocked by courts and Senate Republicans.Key Facts
- Senate Republicans do not support the SAVE America Act and say they lack enough votes to pass it.
- Courts have blocked Trump's attempts to expand a database to check voter files for noncitizens and to require citizenship verification at registration.
- The administration plans to appeal these court decisions, which could reach the Supreme Court.
- President Trump called the passage of the SAVE America Act a "national emergency."
- The White House wants laws enforcing photo ID for voting, banning no-excuse mail-in voting, and stopping ballot collection by others ("ballot harvesting").
- Experts say voter fraud cases are rare, but federal agencies are actively investigating and requesting voter information from local officials.
- The Department of Homeland Security assigned an election integrity activist to a leadership position focused on voter roll accuracy.
- The Department of Justice is suing states to access their voter rolls.
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