Elizabeth Warren has a plan to transform American elections
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is proposing a sweeping overhaul of federal elections that would mandate tougher security standards, automatic voter registration, end gerrymandering and make Election Day a national holiday. But the Massachusetts senator’s plan will almost certainly face backlash from local election officials wary of federal interference and conservatives questioning its legality.
“We have 8,000 election jurisdictions running elections,” Warren writes. “Problems with resources, malfeasance, and errors are rampant. No more. We will have federal standards to ensure everyone can vote.” Her plan would also create a Secure Democracy Administration, which would replace the existing Election Assistance Commission. The administration would monitor states’ implementation of the reforms, and if states fail to meet them, the administration would have “the authority to seek a court order to step in and guarantee that every voter has access to the polls unless or until the state shows its intent to fully comply with federal law.
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