Election Officials Drill for Nov. 3 Federal Interference Fears in Midterms
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 27
Election Officials Drill for Nov. 3 Federal Interference Fears in Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 27
Summary
Nov. 3 preparations now include training poll workers on what to do if immigration officers appear at voting sites and reviewing limits on federal monitors.
State and local officials say the central risk is potential Trump administration meddling with voting or the count, even though they cannot predict what form it would take.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said it is the first time election administrators have done scenario planning against possible federal interference, reflecting fears that Washington is now adversarial to states.
Courts have blocked most Trump efforts to insert the federal government into election administration, and voting advocates say the most extreme scenarios are unlikely to survive legal challenges.