Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 1,698

Last Updated: 6 hours, 43 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said earlier this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections” this fall, declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal law enforcement officers to polling locations throughout the country.

Those comments came a few months after Trump casually and briefly mentioned canceling the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

Any such actions would lie outside the bounds of presidential power and the …

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