1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to publicly condemn the Trump administration's unprecedented attempts to seize control of state-run election systems. These actions represent a direct assault on the constitutional framework that has governed our elections for over two centuries. The administration has taken several alarming steps that exceed federal authority. The FBI raided Fulton County, Georgia's election headquarters and seized 2020 election records, including ballots, voter rolls, and digital data. Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to pull ICE out of Minnesota unless Governor Tim Walz turned over sensitive voter registration records. The DOJ has now sued more than 20 states demanding access to voter rolls and election records that federal law explicitly prevents them from accessing directly. Trump has signed executive orders banning all mail-in voting nationwide and requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. Federal courts have already struck down portions of these orders, finding that the executive branch lacks this authority. The administration has also implemented a secretive national citizenship database to verify voter eligibility, raising serious concerns about potential disenfranchisement of eligible voters and misuse of personal data. These actions violate the fundamental principle that states, not the federal government, administer elections. The Constitution grants states this power, and Congress has consistently respected this division of authority. When the federal government attempts to nationalize voting systems without legal basis, it threatens the integrity of our democratic process itself. I am asking you to take immediate action by publicly condemning these federal overreach attempts and making clear that you will defend state authority over election administration. Our democracy depends on elected officials from both parties standing firm against unconstitutional power grabs, regardless of which party holds the White House. The integrity of future elections requires your vocal opposition now.