Report: Trump White House helping build national voter list
Democracy Docket • • nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration is secretly developing a national voter database to enforce the president’s recent anti-voting executive order ahead of the midterm elections, despite court filings claiming no such actions exist.
- White House officials have held meetings with leaders from the DOJ, DHS, and USPS to advance plans for federally approved voter lists and restrictions on mail-in voting, as directed by the executive order.
- The order mandates DHS to collaborate with the Social Security Administration to verify eligible voters and instructs USPS to send absentee ballots only to those on approved lists, sparking multiple lawsuits challenging its constitutionality.
- DOJ attorneys previously argued in court that the order’s actions “do not yet exist,” but recent reports reveal active discussions and planning among officials to implement and legally defend the order.
- Democratic plaintiffs highlighted this contradiction in court filings, arguing that the administration’s ongoing efforts confirm the case is ready for adjudication and undermine claims that no concrete steps have been taken.