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| Coalition of Leftist Groups Urges Election Agency to Defy Trump |
| 2025-04-02 |
| [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.'' Related: Brennan Center: 2025-03-26 Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections: 'An honor to sign this one' Brennan Center: 2025-01-09 Domestic Deployment of the Military Brennan Center: 2024-04-08 Klingons Want Congress to Expand Top-Secret Eavesdropping Program To ‘Fight Against Fentanyl Crisis' Related: American Civil Liberties Union: 2025-03-30 Tracing the links: Columbia students’ lawyers, street protest groups part of linked anti-Israel network American Civil Liberties Union: 2025-03-30 US judge halts deportation of Tufts Turkish student accused of anti-Israel activism American Civil Liberties Union: 2025-03-23 Trump unleashes AG Pam Bondi on law firms to combat 'baseless' civil litigation against president Related: League of Women Voters: 2024-05-30 Targeting Felon Votes With ‘Bidenbucks,' Democrats Court The ‘Criminal Caucus' League of Women Voters: 2021-06-19 California Exported Activists to Cure Ballots in Arizona, Georgia in Days Following Election League of Women Voters: 2020-06-23 How The Democrats Collude To Enable Voter Fraud Related: Legal Defense Fund: 2024-12-08 21 Soros-linked district attorneys replaced since 2022 by voters seeking 'tough-on-crime' policies Legal Defense Fund: 2024-08-19 George Soros Gives Up On Gascon Legal Defense Fund: 2024-02-10 Steyn, Simberg Found Liable in Mann Suit Related: NAACP: 2025-03-31 PM: Cabinet voted for more IDF pressure on Hamas; Israel to run Gaza security when Hamas gone NAACP: 2025-03-23 Trump Revokes More Security Clearances. Some Big Names Are on the List. NAACP: 2025-02-19 Biden's $475B student debt cancellation plan blocked as federal appeals court issues final decision Related: Election Assistance Commission: 2024-03-09 Why Is Internet Connectivity a Problem Election Assistance Commission: 2023-07-23 Watchdog: Nearly 800,000 inactive registrants in Illinois voter rolls Election Assistance Commission: 2022-10-24 Lawsuit reveals vast censorship scheme by Big Tech and the federal government |
| Posted by:Fred |