Overview
- Heather Honey told activists in a March call that a presidential emergency declaration could follow an investigation finding election 'manipulation,' allowing Washington to mandate state actions.
- Honey later became DHS deputy assistant secretary for election integrity, as CISA’s career election team was largely sidelined and state officials reported leaving a recent call with her uneasy.
- The administration has installed election-denying figures in key roles, including Kurt Olsen on election inquiries, Ed Martin at DOJ, and Marci McCarthy as CISA public affairs lead.
- The Justice Department is assembling an unprecedented national voter-roll database, while DHS has urged states to bulk-upload voter information for immigration-status checks, drawing privacy concerns.
- Federal courts have affirmed that presidents lack authority over state-run elections, and judges have largely blocked a March order requiring documentary proof of citizenship to vote.