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Coalition of Leftist Groups Urges Election Agency to Defy Trump
[DAILYSIGNAL] A coalition of left-leaning organizations is urging the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to defy President Donald Trump's executive order on election integrity.

Trump on Tuesday issued the order that, among other things, requires federal voter registration forms require proof of citizenship and would cut federal funding to states that count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day.

The Election Assistance Commission—an executive branch agency created under the 2002 Help America Vote Act—manages federal voter registration forms and federal election grants to states and localities.

The seven-page letter to the commission was led by the liberal Brennan Center for Justice, a think tank aligned with New York University that has consistently opposed voter ID, voter list maintenance, and other election security measures.

Joining the Brennan Center were the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters, the Legal Defense Fund, and the NAACP.

''The order itself is unlawful as it relates to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (the 'Commission'), and it would, in any event, also be unlawful for the commission to take several of the actions directed by the order,'' the letter says.

My book, ''The Myth of Voter Suppression,'' describes these organizations and their funders as comparable to political machines of the past that resisted what were considered election integrity reforms at the time, such as adopting a secret ballot. Similarly, those organizations have consistently opposed election reform proposals, such as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.

The letter adds: ''Congress created the commission with the express intent that it be an 'independent' agency, not subject to the president's direction.''
Posted by: Fred 2025-04-02
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