{"id":12479,"date":"2026-07-11T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12479"},"modified":"2026-07-11T15:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:59:36","slug":"trump-ties-fema-funding-to-new-election-security-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/2026\/trump-ties-fema-funding-to-new-election-security-rules\/phouck\/2026\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Ties FEMA Funding To New Election Security Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration announced Friday that states will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-administration-require-states-adopt-election-security-measures-receive-2026-07-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have to adopt a series of federal election security measures<\/a> to receive certain Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funding, marking the latest effort to influence how states administer elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Homeland Security said recipients of FEMA-administered homeland security grants will be required to implement what it called &#8220;common-sense election security measures&#8221; before receiving funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;These new requirements for homeland security grant recipients will preserve election integrity and ensure that Americans can trust the results,&#8221; Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding tied to election changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to FEMA grant guidance, up to 20% of funding under the State Homeland Security Program and the Urban Area Security Initiative may be withheld until states certify compliance with the administration&#8217;s election security requirements. The affected grant programs distribute roughly $1 billion annually for terrorism prevention, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness, and critical infrastructure protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the requirements are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verification of the citizenship of registered voters and election workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documentation of election audits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plans to transition jurisdictions that rely on barcode- or QR code-based ballot tabulation toward hand-marked paper ballots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration has argued that election infrastructure is part of the nation&#8217;s critical security framework and that stronger safeguards are necessary to bolster public confidence in election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">States question federal authority<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Election administration has historically been handled by states, and several state officials and election law experts have questioned whether the executive branch has the legal authority to condition homeland security grants on changes to state voting procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement follows a series of recent actions by the administration aimed at reshaping election administration, including Justice Department letters requesting voter registration records from all 50 states and President Donald Trump&#8217;s removal of the remaining commissioners of the bipartisan U.S. Election Assistance Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal challenges expected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new FEMA conditions are expected to face legal scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courts have already blocked portions of previous Trump administration efforts to impose nationwide election rules through executive action, with judges finding that the Constitution grants states broad authority over the administration of elections absent congressional action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the administration can ultimately enforce the new grant conditions may depend on future court rulings. 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