Scanlan on Trump’s order: Feds ‘cannot usurp NH’s express constitutional authority to run elections’

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 433

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan responded to an executive order from President Donald Trump seeking to influence state-run elections by reaffirming the state’s sovereignty over election-related matters.

Trump issued the executive order Tuesday, seeking to create a master list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote and instructing the U.S. Postal Service not to send mail-in ballots to anyone not on the list. The president is also threatening to withhold federal funding from states …

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