Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. elections
Summary
President Donald Trump is using various government actions to change how U.S. elections are run, including rules about voter lists, mail ballots, and voting districts. These changes have caused legal battles and concerns about confusing voters and reducing trust in elections.Key Facts
- President Trump wants to change who appears on voter rolls and how ballots are mailed and counted.
- A federal judge recently allowed changes to the U.S. Postal Service's role in mail voting to proceed.
- The new postal rules require states to redesign ballot envelopes and upload voter lists, or risk having ballots rejected.
- Twenty-four state attorneys general and Pennsylvania’s governor sued against the postal changes, saying the requirements are difficult to meet.
- Trump has pushed for the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, a move critics say could prevent many eligible voters from registering.
- The Department of Justice has sued many states for access to voter registration data, but most lawsuits were dismissed so far.
- Trump removed Democratic members from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission because they resisted his proof-of-citizenship demands.
- Changes to early voting and voting district lines have also been promoted by Trump, leading to disputes between Republican and Democratic states.
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