#Federal #law bars deploying federal “troops or armed men” to polling places, except to repel “armed enemies of the United States.” #Elections are run by #states, despite #Trump’s calls to “nationalize” #voting in certain places.

“Sending #ICE or any federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters would be unlawful, & I am confident that courts would step in,” said Wendy Weiser, VP for #democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice.

#ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #intimidation

#SteveBannon suggested #ICE agents’ presence in airports is a "test-run" ahead of the 2026 #midterms

The high-profile deployment of #Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents to airports has renewed support on the right & fear on the left about the possibility of ICE going to the polls in November.

#Trump #Republicans #law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #VoterSuppression #VotingRights #StateSponsoredTerrorism #intimidation #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/ice-agents-polling-places-bannon

#Federal #law bars deploying federal “troops or armed men” to polling places, except to repel “armed enemies of the United States.” #Elections are run by #states, despite #Trump’s calls to “nationalize” #voting in certain places.

“Sending #ICE or any federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters would be unlawful, & I am confident that courts would step in,” said Wendy Weiser, VP for #democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice.

#ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #intimidation

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, told CNN’s Dana Bash Tuesday that the #airport #ICE deployment fits what he sees as a broader strategy∶ using the #military & federal law enforcement to help #Trump hold #power — including, potentially, during the #midterms.

“These are all tools of how the president is trying to think about a much larger plan, which is, if you cannot hold onto power through democratic #elections, then adjust democratic elections,” Moore told CNN.

#law #ElectionLaw #fascism

#SteveBannon suggested #ICE agents’ presence in airports is a "test-run" ahead of the 2026 #midterms

The high-profile deployment of #Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents to airports has renewed support on the right & fear on the left about the possibility of ICE going to the polls in November.

#Trump #Republicans #law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #VoterSuppression #VotingRights #StateSponsoredTerrorism #intimidation #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/ice-agents-polling-places-bannon

#Hypocrisy

#Trump has cast another #mail #ballot in #Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of “fraud” & push #Congress to curtail the practice.

Palm Beach County voter records show Trump voted by mail in a Tuesday special #election for state legislative seats & his ballot has been counted. Early in-person voting in the contest ran through Sunday, when Trump was still at his south Florida estate.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

#Hypocrisy

#Trump has cast another #mail #ballot in #Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of “fraud” & push #Congress to curtail the practice.

Palm Beach County voter records show Trump voted by mail in a Tuesday special #election for state legislative seats & his ballot has been counted. Early in-person voting in the contest ran through Sunday, when Trump was still at his south Florida estate.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

#SCOTUS hears arguments over “late” [postmarked on time] arriving #mail [absentee] #ballots

The #US #SupremeCourt is hearing arguments over whether #states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election [non]issue targeted by #Trump.

#law #ElectionLaw #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students
https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-mail-in-ballots

Ridiculous

#SCOTUS seems skeptical of allowing #states to accept late-arriving #mail #ballots

In two hours of arguments, the court’s conservative justices appeared mostly skeptical of Mississippi’s defense of its five-day grace period.

#law #ElectionLaw #Trump #Republicans #ElectionInterference #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students #Federalism
https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-mail-in-ballots

All 50 states require #ballots to be cast or postmarked on or before #Election Day, but 14 states have grace periods for receiving & counting regular mailed ballots, ranging from a day to several weeks after the #election.

A final ruling will almost certainly come by late June, early enough to govern the counting of ballots in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.

#SCOTUS #Trump #law #ElectionLaw #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students

#SCOTUS hears arguments over “late” [postmarked on time] arriving #mail [absentee] #ballots

The #US #SupremeCourt is hearing arguments over whether #states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election [non]issue targeted by #Trump.

#law #ElectionLaw #access #equality #overseas #military #disabled #elderly #parents #students
https://apnews.com/live/supreme-court-mail-in-ballots