NEW YORK—The Trump administration and its radical right foot-soldiers in the federal government and in the states are undertaking a comprehensive scheme to undermine future state and federal elections, in effect rigging the rolls to keep themselves in power no matter what the voters decide.
  • optissima@lemmy.ml
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    10 days ago

    Can you link the better sources? After a skim for sources I found 7, is that not enough for you for a short article?

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 days ago

      The two big things it references:

      Save act:

      The SAVE Act would require that individuals registering to vote show “documentary proof of United States citizenship,” including when they re-register after moving to a new state.

      https://www.factcheck.org/2025/02/will-save-act-prevent-married-women-from-registering-to-vote/

      And an EO from 3/25 (that they didn’t provide the name of:

      President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul U.S. elections, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day

      https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-3-25-2025

      They both do the same thing, and happened months ago…

      But to be fair, I often overestimate how much a random person remembers. They’re not wrong with their opinion on what all this means.

      It’s just the way they present it often feels too much like trump for the average person to listen.

      Because of all the reasons I said in the last comment.