DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access
Mullin said the federal government will prioritize states that cooperate and pursue officials in states that do not, citing election security concerns.
- On Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to prosecute election officials in states that do not "participate in securing the elections" ahead of the November midterms.
- The Trump administration is pressuring states to use federal systems to verify citizenship on voter rolls, aiming to remove ineligible voters before the midterms.
- During a press conference, Mullin alleged that election machines are "vulnerable" and stated the federal government will review voter records to identify registered non-citizens.
- Election law scholar Ned Foley questioned whether DHS has Congressional authority to "direct" states to change voter rolls, arguing the administration lacks statutory or constitutional power to enforce such directives.
- State officials dismissed the claims as "wildly speculative at best," maintaining that non-citizen voting remains "extremely rare" across the country.
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DOJ Pressures State Election Officials Regarding Noncitizen Voting
The Justice Department has threatened to prosecute state and local election officials if they knowingly leave noncitizens on voter rolls or allow them to receive or cast ballots in federal elections. ... The post DOJ Pressures State Election Officials Regarding Noncitizen Voting appeared first on The New American.
After DHS Release of Noncitizens on Voter Rolls, How Have States Responded?
A week after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin wrote to top election officials in four states warning of hundreds of thousands of potential noncitizens on their voter rolls, only New Jersey has admitted to a problem. The other three states have been either noncommittal in responding or have pushed back on Mullin’s claims. The Department...
250,000? DHS Math Doesn’t Add Up
The fight over alleged non‑citizen voters is less about proven illegal ballots and more about how unverified, often inflated numbers are being weaponized to justify criminal penalties and new barriers to voting. At a Glance DHS has publicized a headline figure of roughly 250,000 “potential non‑citizens” on voter rolls in four Democratic‑led states, but admits the numbers are preliminary and unverified. Independent audits and multi‑state reviews…
Walter Olson: "DHS: We’ll 'Direct' States to Remove Voters and Imprison Non-cooperators #ELB
At Cato: In particular, Trump said he has “ordered DHS to notify every state about noncitizens on their voter rolls and direct them to remove all ineligible voters from the lists immediately.” Election law scholar Ned Foley identifies the central legal… Continue reading The post Walter Olson: “DHS: We’ll ‘Direct’ States to Remove Voters and Imprison Non-cooperators appeared first on Election Law Blog.
DHS Chief Threatens Prison Over Voter Data
When a federal homeland security chief threatens state election officials with prison if they defy Washington’s data demands, you are no longer talking about routine voter-roll maintenance—you are in the middle of a live test of the boundary between federal power and the states’ constitutional control over elections. Key Points DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has...
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