Trump Administration Threatens State Election Officials Over Compliance with Federal Demands

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has threatened to prosecute and imprison state election officials who refuse to comply with federal demands regarding election security. Mullin stated that the administration would use federal grants, DHS immigration databases, and the threat of criminal prosecution to impose its dictates on state election systems, particularly targeting states that do not use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database.