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Social Media stated on May 25, 2025 in social media posts The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.” X posts stated on May 8, 2025 in posts Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.” X posts stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.” Byron Donalds stated on April 10, 2025 in a NewsNation interview Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.” Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in a memo The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.” X posts stated on April 1, 2025 in an X post “Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout. Sydney Batch stated on February 28, 2025 in a podcast interview North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.” Susan Crawford stated on March 12, 2025 in TV debate "Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network." Social Media stated on March 9, 2025 in in social media posts Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election. Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election. Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel. Elon Musk stated on February 20, 2025 in a speech at CPAC President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.” Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2025 in a Truth Social post CBS News and “60 Minutes” “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers “with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview.” Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2025 in an Instagram post A video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.” Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation. Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2025 in a post After President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government approved a 2025 $1,000 stimulus program for all Americans. Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public." Social Media stated on January 20, 2025 in a post After the inauguration, Meta forced users to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Load more
Social Media stated on May 25, 2025 in social media posts The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”
X posts stated on May 8, 2025 in posts Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
X posts stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”
Byron Donalds stated on April 10, 2025 in a NewsNation interview Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.”
Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in a memo The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”
X posts stated on April 1, 2025 in an X post “Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.
Sydney Batch stated on February 28, 2025 in a podcast interview North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.”
Susan Crawford stated on March 12, 2025 in TV debate "Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network."
Social Media stated on March 9, 2025 in in social media posts Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
Elon Musk stated on February 20, 2025 in a speech at CPAC President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”
Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2025 in a Truth Social post CBS News and “60 Minutes” “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers “with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview.”
Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2025 in an Instagram post A video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”
Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2025 in a post After President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government approved a 2025 $1,000 stimulus program for all Americans.
Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”
Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."
Social Media stated on January 20, 2025 in a post After the inauguration, Meta forced users to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
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Donald Trump Require proof of citizenship at the polls Donald Trump Require voter ID at the polls Donald Trump Require only paper ballots Donald Trump Count all votes on election night Joe Biden Update the Voting Rights Act Joe Biden Introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate private dollars from federal elections Joe Biden Increase transparency of election spending Joe Biden Require all federal candidates to release tax returns Joe Biden Restrict super PACs Donald Trump Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections Barack Obama Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days
Barack Obama Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days
