Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from states that fail to implement specific changes to their voting practices, while simultaneously warning state election officials of potential arrest if they do not remove non-citizens from voter rolls.
These directives, communicated through letters to states and details within grant applications, represent the latest in a series of attempts by Trump’s administration to influence election administration, a responsibility traditionally managed by individual states. Courts have largely dismissed the administration’s previous efforts, which are often rooted in unsubstantiated claims of widespread voting fraud.
