As the Trump administration seeks to tighten federal control over elections ahead of the midterms, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division has sent letters to state election officials warning them of “potential criminal penalties for those who fail to carry out their duties” in relation to federal election laws — including preventing noncitizens from voting.
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One election official who received a letter — which went to at least six states, including Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado — told ABC News they found it “threatening.”
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The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, which has previously sent other letters to states regarding elections, has made the issue of noncitizen voting a priority. The current letter said it was serving as a “notice” of the federal laws that apply to state and local elections.
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The letters request that the states respond within five days “informing us how the state … intends to ensure it is complying with these federal laws.”
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