Trump Admin Ramps Up Election Integrity Pressure on States

by Melissa O’Rourke

 

The Trump administration is seeking voter data and access to voting equipment from multiple states to strengthen election integrity, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has contacted at least nine states, requesting copies of voter rolls or inquiring about access to voting systems, according to The Washington Post. The effort is part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on voter fraud ahead of the 2026 midterms.

President Donald Trump signed a March executive order, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” mandating that all states require government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration. The order also tasks Attorney General Pam Bondi with working with state election officials to ensure compliance and investigating violations.

“The 2020 Election was Rigged and Stolen, and they tried to do the same thing in 2024,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday. “That’s what [Bondi] is looking into as AG, and much more.”

In line with the order, the DOJ has reportedly contacted Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma and Wisconsin to request copies of their voter rolls, according to The Washington Post. While Colorado and Florida have reportedly provided publicly available voter data, other states are still reviewing the DOJ’s request.

“President Trump will keep fighting for election integrity, despite Democrat objections that reveal their disdain for commonsense safeguards like verifying citizenship,” White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Free and fair elections are the bedrock of our Constitutional Republic, and we’re confident in securing an ultimate victory in the courtroom.”

In Alaska, the DOJ questioned why no voters had been removed from the rolls due to mental incompetence, the outlet reported. In other states, officials were asked to detail their procedures for identifying and removing noncitizens and other ineligible voters from voter rolls.

In Colorado, a consultant named James Small, who is reportedly working with the White House, is asking county clerks whether they will allow the federal government or a third party to inspect their election equipment, according to The Washington Post.

However, some local officials are reportedly resisting the federal government’s request for greater transparency, according to the outlet.

“That’s a hard stop for me,” Carly Koppes, a Republican clerk in Weld County, Colorado, told The Washington Post. “Nobody gets access to my voting equipment, for security reasons.”

Since taking office, the Trump administration has made election integrity a central priority.

The DOJ sued Orange County, California, in late June for allegedly failing to provide necessary documentation proving that election officials are removing non-citizens from voter rolls. Moreover, in May, the Trump administration filed suit against North Carolina, alleging that the state fails to maintain an accurate voter registration list that complies with federal law.

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee, ​​Democratic Governors Association, the Democratic Senate and House campaign committees, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sued the Trump administration over its executive order on election integrity.

The DOJ did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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Melissa O’Rourke is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation.

 

 

 

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