DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

By: Sam Gauntt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 1,044

Last Updated: 1 day, 14 hours ago

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms.

Election officials who do not comply with administration directives to enhance security of voting machines and to share voter data with the federal government through the powerful Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements computer program would be subject to fines and even prison time, he said.

"If the states that choose …

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