I'm the Attorney General of Washington State. Here's How We're Protecting the Midterm Elections
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heard
TL;DR
- A coalition of 24 Democratic attorneys general is working to protect election integrity.
- They successfully sued to block the Trump administration's plot to interfere with mail-in voting through the U.S. Postal Service.
- The Supreme Court upheld lower court victories, blocking the administration's actions for the current election.
- Mail voting is widely used across all states, not just 'blue states,' and is preferred by some Republican voters and President Trump himself.
- The administration has abandoned its traditional role in supporting election security and defending voting rights.
- Past efforts to misuse the Department of Justice to interfere with elections were thwarted.
- The U.S. solicitor general described the postal service's actions as a 'modest' use of federal authority.
- The administration has inconsistently argued for election integrity while the president encouraged supporters to 'cheat like hell'.
- Recent rulings support state election processes, and state attorneys general are prepared to take swift action against further federal interference.
- Democracy depends on citizen participation, and every eligible voter should have the opportunity to cast a ballot.