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Feb 2, 2026 Federal officials and political allies called for nationalized elections, floated ICE presence at polling places, and pushed new citizenship-based voter ID rules Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The combined push threatened voter access by linking election administration to immigration enforcement and stricter proof-of-citizenship demands.
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- Trump Advocates for Nationalizing Elections — Former President Trump suggested on Dan Bongino's podcast that Republicans should nationalize voting in at least 15 places, claiming illegal voting by immigrants.
- Trump advocates for nationalizing voting in select areas — Former President Donald Trump suggested that Republicans should "take over the voting" from states and "nationalize the voting" in "at least many, 15 places" during an appearance on Dan Bongino's podcast.
- Trump Calls for Nationalization of Elections — During a bill signing in the Oval Office, Trump reiterated his call for Republicans to "nationalize" elections, claiming that undocumented immigrants are brought into the country to vote illegally.
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