Trump administration threatens states with criminal charges in elections fight

According to The Guardian, the Trump administration's Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, threatening potential criminal charges against officials if noncitizens cast ballots. The department framed the letters as requests for voluntary compliance with federal law ensuring only citizens vote in federal elections. It marks an escalation in a broader push by the federal government to exert greater control over how elections are run. The demands, tied to claims of noncitizen voting that remain unproven, have drawn sharp pushback from state officials, one of whom described the federal requests for voter data as, quote, truly bizarre behavior.

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