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Trump administration threatens states with criminal charges in elections fight
State officials call federal demands for voter data ‘truly bizarre behavior’ amid unproven noncitizen voting claims
The US Department of Justice sent letters to election officials in every state threatening potential criminal charges for officials if noncitizens vote, an escalation in an ongoing push by the federal government.
As Donald Trump’s administration pushes to exert greater control over elections, the justice department confirmed letters went out to all 50 states and the District of Columbia, “asking for voluntary compliance in a timely manner with their obligations under federal law to ensure only citizens vote in federal elections”.
The letters go through federal laws and potentially criminal liability if they are broken. Any election officer, the letter states, who “knowingly retains noncitizens” on state voter lists or “facilitates noncitizens in receiving and casting ballots” could face criminal charges, wrote Harmeet K Dhillon, the head of the department’s civil rights division.
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Justice Department threatens Maryland’s top election official with criminal charges
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This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters.
Maryland’s top election official is being threatened with criminal charges by the Justice Department, the latest effort by President Donald Trump and his administration to pressure state elections officials and cast doubt on the validity of this fall’s elections, say some election advocates.
The Tuesday letter to state Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis is part of a larger effort involving election officials across the country. It comes a day after Justice Department attorneys signaled their intent to appeal a Maryland case in which they unsuccessfully sought to force the release of comprehensive voter records.
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