The Trump administration is issuing broad subpoenas seeking records tied to tens of thousands of voters in multiple states ahead of next week’s U.S. midterm elections. According to reporting, the subpoenas target state and local election officials and form part of an effort to identify potential unlawful voting by people who are not U.S. citizens, which is illegal in federal elections.
Reuter’s documentation, as summarized by one outlet, describes more than 100 subpoenas issued over the past three months, with some dating back earlier in the year. Legal experts cited say such records could be used to challenge results in close races even though there is scant evidence that noncitizen voting is widespread. Outlets also differ in emphasis: one focuses on the size and reach of the subpoena campaign and notes several Democratic-leaning cities among recipients, while another frames the story more generally as an expansion of the hunt for voter fraud before the midterms.
