Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year [View all]

"Mullin's history of false election fraud claims has heightened concerns that voting officials have had for more than a year: that DHS will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that Trump dislikes.

Numerous local election officials, across the political spectrum, have told NPR they are avoiding sharing voter data or other security information with the federal government for fear that information could be used against them in some way.

"I'm actively discouraging it," said Matt Crane, a former Republican county clerk who now runs the professional organization for local election officials in Colorado. "I don't trust how the administration is using that data. I don't trust that they're going to keep it confidential. And so I can't in good conscience advocate that any of my counties do any work with them right now."

Trump has spoken about wanting to "take over" elections in America. And Crane noted that the current DHS point person for elections, Heather Honey, also has a long history of spreading election misinformation."

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/16/nx-s1-5702491/trump-voting-threat-midterm-election-dhs