Election Officials Question Agency About Trump’s Overhaul of Election Standards

Local and state election officials across the country voiced concerns on April 24 about the logistics and impacts of the elections overhaul President Donald Trump ordered last month. Documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, new voting system guidelines, and the review and recertification of voting machines were just a few of the sweeping changes mandated by the president’s executive order. The independent Election Assistance Commission is responsible for enacting those changes. Meanwhile, at the federal agency’s annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, members of the commission’s Standards Board peppered commissioners with questions about what that would entail....