Trump’s latest elections order is an unlawful assault on Alaska’s elections

By: Bruce Botelho

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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On March 31, President Trump issued a new executive order on citizenship records and mail‑in ballots entitled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” The order has nothing to do with election integrity — the name is like “Newspeak,” Orwell’s fictional language for a totalitarian state. It is an unlawful attempt to seize control of how Alaskans vote and to make an error‑ridden federal database the gatekeeper of our ballots.

Ever since statehood …

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