"On Monday, he again claimed that undocumented immigrants are voting for Democrats en masse, even though noncitizens are legally barred from casting ballots in federal elections. These people were brought to our country to vote, and they vote illegally, Trump said. And it's amazing the Republicans aren't tougher on it. The Republicans should say, We want to take over, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places.' Trump added, The Republicans oughta nationalize the voting."
"Yeah, that's not what the Constitution says about elections. There is some dispute, and it has gone to the Supreme Court about whether federal elections are different than state elections. And the Supreme Court did rule that, for example, Washington state can't set term limits on federal officials if Georgia doesn't. It has to be uniform election law. But as far as the time, place and manner of elections, that, under the Constitution is a state activity. So I'm not for nationalizing it."
President Trump renewed baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in 2016 and 2020 and urged Republicans to nationalize voting, alleging undocumented immigrants vote illegally for Democrats. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt framed the proposal as support for the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. Sen. Rand Paul rejected nationalizing elections on constitutional grounds, citing Supreme Court precedents that distinguish uniform federal election law from state control over time, place, and manner. The reporting also notes recent events in Georgia, including an FBI search at a Fulton County elections center.
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