Grand Theft America / Receipt power-2025-03-25-114

Trump orders federal reach into state-run elections

Trump signs “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” directing the Election Assistance Commission to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter-registration form and ordering DHS and the Social Security Administration to open federal citizenship and immigration databases to state election officials for checking the rolls—federal reach into state-run elections.

Verified through 2026-08-26Source: brennancenter.orgCorrections: none logged

What happened

Trump signs “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” directing the Election Assistance Commission to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter-registration form and ordering DHS and the Social Security Administration to open federal citizenship and immigration databases to state election officials for checking the rolls—federal reach into state-run elections.

Why it matters

Control over voter rolls, election officials and district lines can change who votes, how votes are counted and whether the result is accepted. It is tracked here under “Demand federal access to the voter rolls”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.

Receipt details

  • Phase 3
  • Capture the machinery of the vote
  • Demand federal access to the voter rolls

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