"Remember, the States are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes,"
"They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them."
"It's right there in the Constitution from the very beginning, Article One, that the states set the time, place, and manner of elections. The states run the elections; Congress can add rules, but the president has no role,"
Federal and state investments over nearly a decade have strengthened U.S. election infrastructure, yielding robust and transparent systems. The Trump administration asserts that election systems are unreliable and seeks federal intervention through executive actions and public statements. The administration has curtailed portions of federal election security work and placed officials in the Department of Homeland Security who question the legitimacy of the 2020 election. A recent DHS appointment included a promoter of election conspiracy theories. Constitutional experts emphasize that the Constitution assigns states authority to set election time, place, and manner, and that the president has no role in state-run elections.
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