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Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/87738\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg 5397w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-5.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\"><figcaption> WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) speaks during a House Rules Committee meeting on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The House Rules Committee is meeting to consider amendments recently introduced into the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act. This proposed law would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require “documentary proof of United States citizenship” to register to vote. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"69.231388767958\"><body readability=\"139.77468794438\"><\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress are moving ahead with two pieces of legislation this week that would dramatically reshape the nation\u2019s election laws.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/rules.house.gov\/files\/documents\/rulesreport02102026.pdf\">SAVE America Act<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/steil.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/steil-introduces-election-reform-package\">MEGA Act<\/a> would shift key voter certification powers to the executive branch, require stricter proof of citizenship for voter registration, and allow states to more easily access federal immigration databases to track and remove \u201cpotential\u201d or \u201csuspected\u201d noncitizens from voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>The SAVE America Act passed through the Rules Committee late Tuesday on a 9-4 partisan split, teeing up a full house vote on the bill. The bill would require voters to use a passport, birth certificate or REAL ID to register to vote and requires voters to prove their identity and citizenship in person. <\/p>\n<p>Changes to the committee bill include a new section requiring states to send lists of all eligible voters to the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements database and placing the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration at the head of a federal voter citizenship certification process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., said a manager\u2019s amendment filed overnight would also exempt overseas military voters and their families from in-person identification requirements and make the law effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally on Tuesday, the House Committee on Administration held a hearing on another bill, the MEGA Act, also sponsored by Steil. That bill would discount all mail-in ballots received after the close of polls on Election Day, require the Attorney General to certify election funding for states, and authorize the AG to sue states that don\u2019t comply with federal election requirements.<\/p>\n<p>It would also allow private individuals to sue any election official \u201cwho registers an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-data-tells-a-different-story\">The data tells a different story<\/h4>\n<p>Steil cast counting ballots past Election Day as untrustworthy, comparing it to playing a corrupt card game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine if you went to a casino and played cards and you\u2019re playing with the dealer, and at the very end\u2026the dealer says \u2018You know what, I\u2019m not going to flip over my cards for three or four days,\u2019 \u201d he said. \u201cYou could be playing with the pope and you wouldn\u2019t have a lot of confidence in exactly what is taking place.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But the delays in counting ballots in three states in the 2020 election \u2013 Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/05\/election-2020-red-mirage-trump\/\">had a clear explanation<\/a>: state laws prevented election officials from processing mail-in ballots until Election Day or the day before, forcing them to prioritize in-person votes first before moving to mail-in ballots \u2013 which ended up leaning heavily Democratic.<\/p>\n<p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/electioninnovation.org\/research\/noncitizen-analysis-update\/\">research<\/a> from the Center for Election Integrity and Research released this week found that many claims of suspected noncitizen voting are wildly inflated when investigated. Executive director David Becker said the data gives \u201ca very good sense of the depth of the problem\u201d around noncitizen voting, which he called \u201cinfinitesimally rare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s own Department of Homeland Security has checked more than 49 million voter records, and they themselves admit that 99.98% of those records represented confirmed citizens,\u201d Becker said in a statement. \u201cIn several states that are politically aligned with President Trump, the number of alleged noncitizen voters has precipitously dropped when subjected to scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Congressional Democrats unanimously opposed the bills, arguing they would disenfranchise legal voters in an effort to address a problem that post-election audits show is exceedingly rare.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, said Congress must respect \u201cthe fundamental constitutional right of every citizen to cast a ballot.\u201d That obligation would affect citizens without birth certificates or passports married women who have changed their names, and voters with limited access to election offices where they must provide citizenship in person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem with this bill is you\u2019re putting all these administrative burdens in place to keep citizens from voting,\u201d she said, adding later that \u201cit is unamerican, unconstitutional, and just dead ass wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-decade-of-finger-pointing\">A decade of finger pointing <\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear what authorities or figures Steil was citing to justify the bill. For instance, approximately 98 percent of voters already cast their ballot on voting machines with a paper backup record.<\/p>\n<p>Further, election experts don\u2019t say winners must be declared on Election Day. Many argue the opposite: that calling races too early\u2014or refusing to count ballots legally postmarked on Election Day but take days to arrive-\u2014can disenfranchise legitimate voters.<\/p>\n<p>The MEGA Act has support from GOP-controlled states. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray told lawmakers Tuesday it would impose \u201cbaseline common sense standards\u201d for elections nationwide. Gray also said he stood \u201cin complete support of\u201d President Trump\u2019s March 2025 executive order on elections\u2014though major sections of that order have since been struck down by courts for being unconstitutional. <\/p>\n<p> After the 2016 election, Republicans resisted national election administration laws, arguing states should control election administration. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, they face similar arguments about their legislative package.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said it was \u201cpreposterous that the same Republicans who spent their entire careers demanding that states \u2013 not the federal government, states \u2013 should run their elections are now suddenly begging for federal intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karen Brinson Bell, who led North Carolina\u2019s State Board of Elections until last year, warned that the bill\u2019s rigid photo ID mandates would override current systems even in most states\u2014even those that already have voter ID laws. She also said the requirements would impose a one-size-fits-all approach on election systems that have diverse, locally driven needs.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe needs of communities in Wyoming differ from those in Michigan and North Carolina,\u201d Brinson Bell said. \u201cDecentralized election administration is a feature, not a bug, of our democratic system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.5080213903743\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. Johnson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Derek B. Johnson<\/h4>\n<p> Derek B. 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Noem testified before the Homeland Security Subcommittee about her department\u2019s FY 2026 budget request. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"2.5967741935484\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/congressional-appropriators-move-to-extend-information-sharing-law-fund-cisa\/\"> Congressional appropriators move to extend information-sharing law, fund CISA <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> The legislation also includes mandates on election security funding and CISA staff levels, as well as an extension of a state and local cyber grant program. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/federal-court-dismisses-trump-doj-lawsuit-seeking-california-voter-data\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"224\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-3.jpg?resize=224%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg 7912w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=224,168 224w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=449,337 449w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-7.jpg?resize=1124,843 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> DEK: In a scathing opinion, Judge David Carter called the federal government\u2019s demands for unredacted voter data \u201cunprecedented and illegal.\u201d (Photo by George Rose\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/federal-court-dismisses-trump-doj-lawsuit-seeking-california-voter-data\/\"> Federal court dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit seeking California voter data <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/doj-sues-fulton-county-georgia-over-2020-voter-data\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-4.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg 5513w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gop-congress-moves-to-shape-election-law-in-trumps-image-8.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 NOVEMBER 19: Attorney General Pam Bondi, accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (L) and FBI Director Kash Patel (R), speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice is suing Fulton County, Georgia and its election clerk over the county\u2019s refusal to hand over voter records, part of a larger nationwide project to collect as much election and voter information as possible from state and local governments ahead of the 2026 and 2028 elections. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/doj-sues-fulton-county-georgia-over-2020-voter-data\/\"> DOJ sues Fulton County over 2020 voter data <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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