How Trump's attacks on voting system integrity might affect upcoming elections

Election law expert Rick Hasen says President Trump is interfering in the upcoming midterm elections, and he lays out what that could mean for voting. Among the moves he describes, Trump has warned local officials of criminal prosecution if they leave alleged noncitizens on voter rolls. Hasen also considers how the president's attacks on the soundness of the voting system might affect the contests ahead, according to NPR.

NPR has covered the same ground from several angles. A whistleblower warned that the president's mail-in voting plan could "derail" the midterms. Other coverage examines his appeal to SCOTUS over mail-in ballots and asks whether his effort to restrict mail-in voting will matter in the elections. Additional reporting describes Trump relying on unprecedented power as the midterms near, and how his attempts to change voting laws may play out. Together, these items point to two fronts of dispute: who stays on voter rolls and how people may cast ballots by mail.

Summarized by PolitiKool from NPR’s reporting. Read the full story at NPR →