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The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practices
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from states that do not alter voting practices and warning election officials of potential arrest for failing to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. Letters to states and grant requirements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) emphasize compliance with election-related mandates, including verifying citizenship of registrants.
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