Election officials push back as Trump touts 'shocking' threats to voting

At a routine national conference, dozens of state election officials from 37 states said Trump’s claim of “shocking vulnerabilities” offered little new evidence, with bipartisan skepticism about any looming crisis. DHS data claiming hundreds of thousands of non-citizens on rolls were viewed as inflated or needing independent verification. Some states reported issues (e.g., New Jersey’s software error adding about 6,600 non-citizens to rolls and 400 improper ballots), while officials warned about consequences for noncompliance and DOJ threats. Overall, officials stressed doing their jobs to keep rolls clean rather than reacting to political rhetoric.