Trump officials escalate election pressure

With less than a week until Election Day, Trump administration officials have sued to block an Alaska Senate race certification, threatened California election officials with jail time, and questioned a Minnesota Senate outcome.

Allies urge drastic measures

Trump's allies have urged the President to take drastic measures, including declaring martial law to seize ballots, according to the article.

Election officials brace for interference

Election officials in dozens of states are preparing for possible federal interference on Election Day and in the days after as votes are counted, mail-in ballots arrive and outcomes are certified.

ICE deployment at polling places

Trump has declined to rule out sending ICE agents to polling places on Election Day. Federal law prohibits military or federal officials from stationing troops or armed men at elections to interfere.

“he didn't "rule anything out" at this point”

Lawsuits filed to block ICE deployment

At least three lawsuits have been filed to preemptively block ICE agents from polling sites. One lawsuit alleges a Colorado county sheriff's office cooperated with ICE and conducted warrant checks at polling locations this year.

Concerns over ballot seizure

Election officials and voting rights groups are preparing for federal officials to possibly seize election materials and voting machines.The FBI raided Fulton County election office in Georgia in January over the two thousand twenty election.

Rapid legal response planned

Norm Eisen, co-founder and executive chair of Democracy Defenders Action, tells TIME that election officials must be ready to file lawsuits in minutes if federal officials attempt to seize ballots or voting machines.

“"The lesson of Fulton County was that you have to be ready to be in court literally in minutes,"”

Trump's mail-in ballot executive order

In March, President Trump signed an executive order requiring states to work with the United States Postal Services to establish lists of verified voters and asking USPS to withhold mail ballots from anyone not on…

DOJ challenges Washington mail ballots

On Monday, the DOJ asked the state of Washington to not count ballots from more than four hundred voters whom it suspects to be noncitizens, as more than one million ballots have already been cast.

North Carolina tightens ballot rules

North Carolina's State Board of Elections implemented a new rule requiring voters to use at least three different envelopes to deliver ballots and copies of ID.

DOJ sues to block Alaska certification

On Thursday, the Justice Department sued Alaska to block certification of its Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola, accusing the state of failing to protect election integrity.

Legal experts call move unprecedented

David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, says the DOJ's intervention is against department policy and raises serious concerns about political interference.

“"I cannot recall an administration ever attempting to stop the certification of an election, and certainly not eleven days before polls close."”

Certification challenges expected

Election officials expect Alaska will not be the only state facing certification challenges. During the two thousand twenty election, Trump sought to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to find eleven thousand seven hundred…