No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 1,635

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting.

“We’re no longer talking about hypothetical situations,” said Nick Brown, Washington state’s Democratic attorney general, noting the president’s push to nationalize election administration and to question the integrity of upcoming elections.

Brown is among the many Democratic state officials raising alarms …

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