Mullin Election Threats

Mullin warns states on election rules, echoing Trump claims and funding pressure.

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Mullin threatens to withhold aid from states that don’t comply with DHS election directives

Homeland Security Secretary Mullin reiterates Trump threats about elections

DHS Head Mullin Lays Out Some 'Easy Steps' to Ensure Election Security, Even Where Dems Are Refusing

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday that states refusing the Trump administration’s election-security directives could lose federal election funding and that election officials who ignore DHS voter-roll data could face fines, penalties or prison time. Mullin said DHS preliminarily identified more than 250,000 potential noncitizens on voter rolls, including 190,832 in California, about 35,000 in New Jersey, nearly 16,000 in Nevada and almost 15,000 in Pennsylvania. The department said it will press states to remove ineligible voters and make new security enhancements mandatory. The warning followed President Donald Trump’s election-security speech and coincided with a renewed push for the SAVE America Act.

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Improper federal intimidation

The Trump administration and Mullin are improperly attacking state election officials with threats and demands over voting issues. Their use of unverified noncitizen-voting figures and pressure on blue states amounts to intimidation and violates state authority and constitutional limits.