Voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration may use the federal government to cast doubt on the election, discourage participation or try to delegitimize results.
Federal law enforcement officials said they were investigating a series of letters mailed to members of Congress and secretaries of state in recent days.
The Trump administration is investigating nonprofits that it says may be recruiting noncitizens for voter registration, documents show, even though noncitizen voting in the United States is rare.
With control of Congress and the future of President Trump’s agenda at stake, Democrats are concerned that false claims about rampant illegal voting could be used by Republicans to challenge the results of the midterms.
Republicans are using the courts to hunt for noncitizen voters. Democrats worry the G.O.P. is trying make it harder for eligible voters to cast ballots — and paving the way to try to toss valid election results.
A voter casting a ballot at Miller Elementary School in Dearborn, Mich., during the state’s primary in August. Scores of lawsuits from the two major political parties and their allies reveal the likely battle lines for post-election challenges.
Connexion
