U.S. communities sue DHS over scheme to force states to restrict voting by withholding anti-terrorism funds
Cities and counties across the U.S. sued the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday over its attempt to leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states to adopt a slate of anti-voting measures.
Cities and counties across the U.S. sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Monday over its attempt to leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states to adopt a slate of anti-voting measures.
The communities — Nashville and Davidson County in Tennessee, Harris and El Paso Counties in Texas and Columbus, Ohio — warned in their new lawsuit that the changes sought by the Trump administration would “alter how states and local jurisdictions administer elections” and would likely disenfranchise eligible voters.
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