Trump is attempting to federalize elections by an executive order,but he may run into a buzz saw called the Constitution, "Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution says states get to determine the “times, places and manner” of how elections are run." per an excellent factual discussion at https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-elections-voting-constitution-8908477167fd65dc9cd485e1fde5b804
Update: 5/31/2025 'Illegal effort to consolidate his nonexistent power': States urge court to reject Trump executive order targeting vote-by-mail systems
Update: 4/24/25: Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections | AP News The shortening of mail in ballot times was permitted but the proof of citizenship requirement was ruled against by the judge.
Update: 5/6/2025: Federal judge orders NC to certify Supreme Court election results with Democrat leading Judge, a Trump appointee
Update: 5/7/2025 https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/06/tina-peters-donald-trump-social-media-post/ Trump calls for Peters to be released from jail, as his feds try to intervene in state and local courts.
Continuing with original post:
At the same time, Trump is conducting a war on the judiciary, attempting to show that decisions regarding vote counts were bogus because they were made by liberal judges. He is trying to revisit old cases and re-open them. First on his list: Tina Peters, a case in Colorado that got a county clerk elections officials sentenced to prison for giving codes to the vote machines to a partisan for Trump that was not a staff member or authorized to have them.
Update 5/6/2025: Trump says Tina Peters should be released from prison. Trump says Tina Peters should be released from prison
Continuing with original post. According to the publication, Colorado Politics, the US Attorney General has filed papers showing interest in protecting federal interests in the Tina Peters case, alleging she was the victim of a political prosecution, but presented no evidence of that. Peters is appealing her conviction, and a magistrate judge's eyes were raised to ask why. Peters was sentenced to 9 year jail term for her actions and she wants to get out while the appeal is made. There is an excellent summary in Colorado Politics. I will not repeat it, but refer those curious about this to them. I have also written extensively on this blog about the case.
MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: Update on the Tina Peters trial: 9 years for criminal election interference
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