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Trump Administration Conditions Federal Funding on State Election Security Checks
The Trump administration stated that states must implement election security measures including secure voting machines and cleaned voter rolls or lose federal funding. President Donald Trump delivered a White House address announcing declassification of related intelligence reports and urging passage of the SAVE America Act.
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The Trump administration stated that states must implement election security measures or lose federal funding. The required steps include ensuring voting machines are secure and scrubbing voter rolls of non-citizens, deceased individuals, and other ineligible voters. President Donald Trump delivered a White House address reviving claims that U.S.
Election systems are vulnerable to manipulation. He announced the declassification of intelligence reports he said would reveal flaws in the system. Trump urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.
The legislation would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering and show photo identification at the polls. NBC News reported that the bill has stalled in Congress amid bipartisan opposition. Trump accused China of trying to undermine his first administration and the 2020 campaign.
He also accused the U.S. intelligence community of covering up vulnerabilities in the American election system.
