US EditionThune rejects Trump’s call for GOP to take over and ‘nationalize’ elections
Senate Majority Leader John Thune rejects Trump’s push to federalize election rules amid claims of 2020 fraud; GOP leaders support proof-of-citizenship laws like the SAVE Act.
- On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he is not in favor of federalizing elections, rejecting President Donald Trump's Monday call to 'take over' and 'nationalize' voting in at least 15 places.
- Trump's push follows repeated false claims about the 2020 result and recent law-enforcement actions; federal scrutiny intensified after an FBI search last week of Fulton County, Georgia's election office.
- The U.S. Constitution delegates election administration to counties and state election officials, and Lawyer Bradley P. Moss says the president lacks authority to nationalize elections without Congress.
- Support for the SAVE Act surfaced even as lawmakers rejected nationalization of election administration, with House Speaker Mike Johnson and others backing proof of citizenship rules while voting-rights advocates warned of interference risks ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
- Legal scholars warn that the Supreme Court could soon embrace the unitary executive theory, potentially undermining state-level election decentralization, as Hasen concluded, `Diffusion of power in the states makes it much harder for Trump to mess with the midterm elections`.
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To election security experts, an FBI raid on the elections office in Atlanta, Georgia, may be a sign of things to come. Nine months before the 2026 midterm elections, their concerns about federal interference in local election procedures were only heightened when President Donald Trump suggested “nationalizing” elections in at least 15 locations — apparently including Atlanta, where he is still trying to prove he won the 2020 presidential elect…
Thune’s rejection sets a limit within the Republican Party itself in the face of Trump’s call to centralize and “nationalize” the elections
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