Overview
- Democratic state attorneys general have been holding tabletop exercises and drafting rapid‑response motions to block potential ballot or machine seizures, curb federal presence at polling places, and protect mail voting, according to Politico reporting.
- An FBI seizure of stored 2020 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, is cited by officials as a troubling precedent that is driving contingency planning for November.
- The House passed the SAVE Act to require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, a measure voting‑rights groups say could burden millions, but it faces likely defeat in the Senate and would be difficult to implement for 2026.
- Election law experts note the Constitution leaves election administration to the states, courts have already blocked parts of the president’s voter‑registration order, and laws limit deploying armed officers at polling sites, with courts expected to swiftly stop intimidation.
- Analysts stress that structural forces—partisan gerrymanders and chronically low turnout—could sway outcomes even as Democrats point to recent special‑election gains as evidence of momentum.