For years, the DHS grants, which states apply for, have required that at least 3% of the funds be spent broadly on election security. But the new guidelines, which CNN obtained and are expected to go out to states later this month, impose a set of mandatory reforms and steep penalties for noncompliance. States that refuse would lose 20% of the grant money — potentially millions of dollars in security funds.

“No changes to grant requirements or funding distributions are official until they are formally announced and published through proper, authorized agency channels,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement, adding that the administration considers election security to be a core national security priority.

“Any recipient of federal funding should expect accountability for how taxpayer dollars are spent,” the spokesperson said.

The gambit fits a broader Trump playbook: using federal funds as leverage to pressure states to adopt policies aligned with his agenda. The administration has taken similar steps to punish states over immigration policies and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Courts have blocked some of those efforts, and this one could soon face legal challenges as well.

Trump’s attempts to unilaterally overhaul how elections are run — with executive orders and demands for sensitive voter data — have also run into legal hurdles. The Constitution gives states control over administering the ballot. Congress can pass election regulations, but the president has very limited powers to force election rule changes on his own, courts have found.

“I expect (the new requirements) will be blocked in the courts,” said David Becker, a former Justice Department lawyer who now advises election officials.

The new mandates target several pillars of state election administration and oversight. They require states to conduct manual election audits using methods established by the Trump administration and to use an approved government system to verify the citizenship of any person working at a polling location.

States must also submit a plan to phase out voting systems that don’t use paper ballots that voters can mark by hand, which are tabulated during elections.

Most jurisdictions already offer hand-marked paper ballots. But about 30% of voters in the country live in places that rely entirely on ballot-marking devices — machines that record a voter’s choices and print a paper ballot for counting — or on direct-recording systems that store votes electronically.

Among the places that would be forced to transition under the new rules are Delaware, Georgia, Nevada and South Carolina, as well as Los Angeles County.

The grant conditions also require states to run their full voter rolls through SAVE, or Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, a tool used to identify potential noncitizen voters. Critics say the DHS system is flawed because it can produce false matches and may wrongly flag eligible voters for removal.

Many states already use SAVE to vet voter rolls. Others have refused. The Justice Department has sued 30 states for declining to hand over their voter lists for a federal audit using the system.

Homeland security grants have already become a tool for the administration to pressure states into falling in line with the president’s policy goals. Last year, officials tried to withhold money unless states submitted updated population counts reflecting the administration’s mass deportation campaign, but several states sued and a court blocked the policy.

The election changes Trump is seeking could be enormously expensive for states. For instance, the nationwide cost of upgrading election equipment to align with voluntary voting standards has been estimated at $2.7 billion.

In Georgia, where the state legislature has also passed a law to require hand-marked paper ballots, Republican Secretary of State Raffensperger has estimated it will cost $66 million.

The new grant plan ups the ante by using a much larger share of the homeland security funding as leverage. Still, the cost of complying might ultimately be even greater than the total amount being withheld from a state — though the grant guidelines specify that states can request additional funding to help implement these changes.

>>1520774
I know there's fraud, because I'm a really likable guy, and how can the election race be so close?

Really Smart Jew, Roy Cohn errr, ummm,... Hair Stephen Müller, says so.

>>1520774
>Article I, Section 4, Clause 1:

>The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

This, like almost every retarded scheme Trump tries, will be immediately laughed out of court
>inb4 UM AKSHULLY HE'S NOT TELLING STATES WHAT TO DO HE'S JUST THREATENING THEM IF THEY DON'T DO WHAT HE WANTS SO IT'S LEGAL
Good luck with arguing that coercion is legal in court, I'm sure that will go much better

In every part of the country but parts of Louisiana, electronic voting machines produce paper ballots as a backup against destruction or tampering with the electronic votes. There is literally no fucking reason to push hand marked paper ballots over that unless you're looking for an excuse to throw out more ballots.

>>1520802
>There is literally no fucking reason to push hand marked paper ballots over that unless you're looking for an excuse to throw out more ballots.
Which is exactly what Republicans are doing since the only way they win is if they steal it.

>>1520804
Oh, I know. I'm just pointing out the irony that they're claiming we need to make our elections less secure so they can steal them and they aren't even offering up a real argument for it.

It's all so shameless.

>>1520802
Trump isn't pushing this to rile up the people who actually know anything about elections, he's pandering to uninformed morons, like he has been for the last decade
After all, if they were actually informed about things, they wouldn't be Republicans

>>1520802
>hand marked paper ballots over that unless you're looking for an excuse to throw out more ballots.
Its exactly this. Remember they've also been bitching that votes aren't counted in the same day as the election, acting as if taking a few days to count millions of votes is crazy.
So the idea is if you can slow the process to a crawl by forcing a hand count, then push as hard as you can for day 1 to be the only day that matters, you can rig a vote.

>>1520774
Why won't he fucking die already?

>>1520834
all of his would be assassins have been conservatives

>>1520834
Keep trying harder. Maybe you'll get it right next time.

>>1520835
>Cole Tomas Allen
>conservative

>>1520812
No other states or countries in theworld other than blue states have this issue

>>1520795
Donny, you supposed to remain anonymous

>>1520774
Good.

>>1520849
“good” in German is “gut”…

They found boxes of absentee ballots in Florida after the 2000 election. The Florida SoS didn't count them and the case went to the USSC. These were ballots from US military personnel overseas, for the most part.

When I was in our CO told us that our votes probably wouldn't be counted unless it was a close race. FL in 2000 was close, but had a GOP governor and staff who didn't care.

So there is precedent for throwing boxes of ballots away. Fact is, the US hasn't had an honest election since maybe '96. (1796)

>>1520854
It works both ways, anon. I wasn't allowed to vote during Obama's 2nd run when I was in Afghanistan and I know for a fact my vote wasn't counted in Maricopa county during the 2020 election.

>>1520855
>>1520854
Democrats want every vote counted.
Republicans want every vote blocked.
Shouldn't take a genius to realize it's republicans who steal elections.

>>1520856
If America ran on the Australian system of mandatory voting and the legally required provision of such, the Republicans in their current form would never hold power.

>>1520857
If you think that's bad, you should see Republicans doing everything to block ranked choice voting because it ruins their spoiler candidates

>>1520857
Democrats have recently allowed illegal immigrants to vote in LA, so you're probably right.

>>1520857
>Doesn't realize Trump won the popular vote
Uh-huh.

>>1520861
>trump hacks the election with star link
>suddenly voter fraud doesn't happen.

>>1520861
Popular vote WITHIN THE SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC that could be fucked to vote. That's a mere fraction of the actual eligible population.

>>1520865
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

>>1520866
Then spoil your ballot and fuck off.

>>1520834
I know that you're a fascist, but cant you at least pretend to be a democrat? he won the electoral vote and the popular vote, that's democracy. If you dont like it then dont pretend to be a democrat.

>>1520856
Is that why democrats block third party verification of votes and fight to prevent ID verification in voting and support illegal immigration, which obviously leads to illegal immigrants voting in favor of the party that supports illegal immigrants?

>>1520871
>Is that why democrats block third party verification of votes
We have 3rd party verification of votes. That's called the count. Sometimes we even have audits and recounts if it's too close or shit looks fucky.

What Dems are against is linking cast ballots to individual voters. Voting is supposed to be anonymous. We only let people allowed to vote vote, but we don't track which vote is theirs. This is to protect people from retaliation for their vote, a thing Trump voters should be very fucking thankful for.

>fight to prevent ID verification in voting
We perform ID verification in voting during the voter registration process. You cannot get permission to cast a ballot without verifying your ID. You would need to know someone is registered to vote, know someone is not planning to vote despite that registration, and either have access to their voter portal or mailbox to steal someone's vote. It's not something that can be done at scale and not get caught like we saw in North Carolina where they preyed on old people. It's also not something the average ineligible voter is going to be able to pull off, which is why most fraud of that kind is people stealing the votes of their relatives and why it's rare as shit.

You want stricter ballot harvesting laws? Fine. Only like 19 states have unrestricted ballot harvesting and half of them are fucking red.

>support illegal immigration, which obviously leads to illegal immigrants voting in favor of the party that supports illegal immigrants?
Illegal immigrants can't register to vote for national elections, or for most local and state elections for that matter.

>>1520849
this. I love small government.

>>1520874
>This is to protect people from retaliation for their vote, a thing Trump voters should be very fucking thankful for.
Or what? You'll dox, harass, assault, shoot and murder us? Oh wait, you already are. You should be thankful we're not the ones dressed in black, being bussed in to random small dem towns, setting fires to every minority-owned store we can find, blocking roads, dragging people out of cars to beat the shit out of them, and stalking and murdering the opposition like we're Michael Reinoehl.

You should be very fucking thankful we're not the nazis you've called us for over 10 years.

>>1520880
poor persecuted trump voter
>You should be very fucking thankful we're not the nazis
But you are though

>>1520881
And democrats are communists
Name calling won't get us anywhere

>>1520891
They keep calling you that because you keep acting like that.

>>1520892
You don't even know what a real rightwing movement looks like.

>>1520892
Trying to overthrow elections is pretty close to what we read about in history class for when countries start turning authoritarian shitholes

>>1520894
>t. far right extremist

>>1520880
>still bitching about an antifa killing that happened 6 fucking years ago because there haven't been any since and there hadn't been any for decades before then
LMAO

Also Reinhoehl's victim was literally part of an armed, violent, far right group that caravanned into a town they weren't from to stir up shit, the sort of behavior you're ascribing to the left. He wasn't stalked. He might not have even been murdered. Unfortunately his killer died with a presumption of innocence and never got his day in court.

By the way, in all your feigned outrage, you forgot to consider that conceding to the fact that political retribution is a real thing cuts the argument you were making in the first place, that votes shouldn't be anonymized, off at the knees. Not sure why you'd want there to be more political violence, but I doubt the future victims of that violence would agree.

>>1520880
>Or what? You'll dox, harass, assault, shoot and murder us?
Actually I was thinking more along the lines of cutting Trump voters off socially and financially, refusing to befriend, fuck, hire, or patronize them, and otherwise turning them into the social pariahs they treat all their outgroups as.

You know, it's funny, for all the hay that's been made in recent years about left wingers being empathetic to a fault and how right wingers have a stronger in group bias, there's been a growing movement on the left to socially exclude right wingers that has already far outpaced that sentiment from the right. Even with their much stronger in group bias, right wingers want, if not need, social ties with leftists. The reverse isn't true, presumably because leftists place greater weight on the social consequences of political activity. Which is to say *we can and will hurt you*.

>>1520900
>Also Reinhoehl's victim was literally part of an armed
He wasn't armed.
>violent,
He wasn't violent.
> the sort of behavior you're ascribing to the left.
What fire did he start? What vandalism? Assaults?
>He wasn't stalked.
He literally was. Reinoehl hid in a parking garage until he passed enough, then went out to shoot him.
>He might not have even been murdered.
Most Americans consider it murder when you stalk a guy, go up to him and shoot him in the chest - but then again I'm talking to the retarded left who still can't understand why Karmelo Anthony was a murderer.
>Unfortunately his killer died with a presumption of innocence and never got his day in court.
Because he tried to pull a gun out of his clothes when police told him to put his hands up.

>>1520902
>presumably because leftists place greater weight on the social consequences of political activity
When you face social consequences of political activity you call it fascism.

>>1520904
>He wasn't armed.
>Danielson, who was armed with a pistol, baton, and bear spray
>He wasn't violent.
>What fire did he start? What vandalism? Assaults?
>On August 29, 2020, Aaron Danielson, an American supporter of the far-right group Patriot Prayer
>Patriot Prayer has focused on fighting anti-fascist and leftist groups; street fights between the groups, which have taken place since 2017, have frequently been filmed and posted online by observers and members.
>Reinoehl hid in a parking garage until he passed enough, then went out to shoot him.
>Because he tried to pull a gun out of his clothes when police told him to put his hands up.
According to what trial?

>>1520906
>When you face social consequences of political activity you call it fascism.
When the "social" (read: legal) consequences are coming from the government, it is fascism.

>assassinating rightwingers for participating in the democratic process isn't fascism
>cancelling people's bank accounts and social lives for wrongspeech isn't fascism
>gangstalking maga voters based on campaign donations isn't fascism
>the government doing things I don't like? fascism.
Uh huh

>>1520908
esl shill seems to love losing this exact argument repeatedly, it's really weird

>>1520909
>Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology. It is characterized by dictatorial power, the forcible suppression of opposition, and the subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race.
This is describing you, not leftists.

>>1520911
Your own source is edited by leftists.

>>1520911
This actually perfectly describes liggerals.

>>1520915
You are so far to the right 99.9% of all people are more leftist than you.

>>1520918
Core Philosophy: Places the nation, race, or state above the individual. It glorifies extreme nationalism, militarism, and often relies on the idea of national rebirth after a period of perceived decline.

>Political Structure: Typically features a one-party state led by a powerful dictator who exercises total control over society, the economy, and the media.

>Tactics: Employs widespread propaganda, the militarization of politics, and the violent suppression of political opponents, socialists, and communists.

>Fascists frequently use scapegoats (such as minority groups or immigrants) to unify their base and shift blame away from market or government failures.

>Origins: The ideology first emerged in early 20th-century Europe, most notably under Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Germany. The term comes from the Latin word fasces—a bundle of rods with an axe, which was an ancient Roman symbol of state authority and unity.

>>1520915
All the inventions you rely on came from leftists.
Whats your point?

>>1520920
>Core Philosophy: Places the nation, race, or state above the individual.
Check.
>It glorifies extreme nationalism, militarism, and often relies on the idea of national rebirth after a period of perceived decline.
Check. How am I wrong about this being modern liggeralism?

>>1520922
you're wrong about literally everything. your life is embarrassing

>>1520922
holy fuck the cognitive dissonance

>>1520922
>How am I wrong about this being modern liggeralism?
Well you're not talking about the racism, or blaming antifa/lefists for self inflicted problems, or your tendency towards violence, lies, and retardation.
So the whole thing.

>>1520923
>We need to steal all the money via taxes for the nation.
An individual's property is mine for the good of the nation.
>Trump is ruining our Democracy and destroying the country!
A perceived decline needs a rebirth.
Core beliefs of liggerals are fascism.
> the forcible suppression of opposition
Stop Nick Shirley Act is just one of thousands of instances.

>>1520923
>>1520924
Indeed. It's funny you don't even realize your own actions and your own beliefs.

>>1520925
>Well you're not talking about the racism, or blaming antifa/lefists for self inflicted problems, or your tendency towards violence, lies, and retardation.
Racism isn't needed for fascism. Nationalism is.
Organizing as a faggot of homosexual browns to suppress opposition using force, with the desire to improve the country after a perceived decline?
That's you.

>>1520927
But you're wrong though. That's why it's funny that you don't seem to realize it.

>Organizing as a faggot of homosexual browns to suppress opposition using force, with the desire to improve the country after a perceived decline?
ESL shill is unironically just describing themselves now

>>1520934
I'm absolutely not wrong. Why not go attack more ICE agents or commit some left wing terrorism to prove me wrong? Take some potshots at the orangeman or shoot a stupid podcaster in the neck.

>>1520934
>Anti-white racism isn't racism either!
Dang good to know that the good guys are out there organizing against whitey and it's not racist fascism at all.

>>1520936
So conservatives were attacking ICE agents and falseflagging left wing terrorism?

Thanks for confirming, esl shill

>>1520908
>A statement by the U.S. Marshals Service said that Reinoehl had been armed and threatened the lives of officers.

>>1520942
So you're completely wrong, made up a fake group of people committing the crimes you're programmed to believe leftists are doing, and are shitting up the board trying to make it fetch?

Thats actually gayer than men fucking other men

>>1520939
Well, in modern colloquial term they are "liggerals". Unfortunately Rush Limbaugh cast them as liberals but they are not even close to liberals.
But conservativism is right wing, that doesn't mean that all right wingers are conservative.
In this case we have literal facists who don't realize they're right wing attacking ICE and literally executing oppostion.
So if you mean that it's right wing terrorism, you're correct, but the terrorists believe themselves to be aligned with left wing ideals, because they're idiots. Which is why I've labelled them "liggerals" to differentiate between conservatives, liberals and fucking retards driven crazy by homosexuals spreading propaganda everywhere and being paid to do it by billionaires via various NGOs.
>>1520945
Like attacking ICE and shooting school children to protest whiteness?
I'm pretty sure you're the fucking retard.

>>1520945
>made up a fake group of people committing the crimes you're programmed to believe leftists are doing,
ESL shill literally can't not do this, you're attacking their mental illness and thats no bueno

>>1520947
god you're esl

>>1520949
>70,000 'esl shill posts.
>Finally realized "ESL" is an abbreviation that should be capitalized
Maybe one of these days you'll figure out punctuation.

>>1520951
Whoops false alarm. Real 'esl shill; spotted here >>1520952
Get back on my list of filters you stupid useless fuckface.

>>1520951
I think they're still too dumb to figure out we're two people even if I capitalize ESL shill. I think realizing all the others are also different people are completely beyond them.
They're dumb enough to pretend they're actually filtering you too

>>1520871
>Just hand over all your information to corrupt republicans
>What will they do with your information
More than sell it and use it make money

>>1520958
How many people are doing this?

idk, I just think you're a retarded esl shill.

esl shill delenda est

>>1520944
And as we've all seen over the past year, feds never lie, amirite?

>>1520922
>>1520918
I find it funny how russians need to force racism into everything.
Doesn't change the fact that you and republicans are fascists.

>>1520973
So, you're saying there's two fascist systems competing in the US?
I only see one, but OK.

>>1520975
We accept your concession on the right. That said the left aren't fascists.

>>1520980
No, the left aren't fascists. But there's no left wing left. Left wing politics have been overrun by homosexual liggerals. Liggerals aren't left wing.

>>1520983
Cool story, bro.

>>1520995
Indeed. You could try to tell me what's left wing about the modern liggeral, but outside of libertine LGBTQ activism, I don't see much.

>>1520999
Nobody can try and tell you anything brother, because you are completely insulated against reality like a good maga faggot should be! Good effort, taking the repressed homosexual rage you're saving for the next grndr meetup and projecting it onto liberals, classic right wing debating! That way nobody will suspect you of being a massive faggot, and insecure closet cases will be revolted from the openly gay left wing, right into our arms! They won't suspect a thing until we're balls deep! But let's go on another schizo-rant against trans people soon, we need to throw them off the scent.

>>1520842
Didn't Arizona took like 3 weeks in their last election?

>>1521004
Is that me, or you who's insulated against reality?
>If you hate gays you must be gay
>It's not just a coping mechanism on my part to assume that people who think fags are literally disgusting are gay.
That seems rather insular to me, personally.

>>1521009
It takes time for military votes from overseas to be sent back to the county where the soldier is registered.

>>1521014
>i'm not gay, i just think about them constantly
ok esl shill

>>1521033
But I thought mail-in ballots didn't count?

>>1520947
>In this case we have literal facists who don't realize they're right wing attacking ICE and literally executing oppostion.
We don’t.