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A real reason why Nazi-ICE is in Minnesota (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
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I'm pretty sure that's a reference to the midterm elections in November 2026

Social media post from Senator Chris Murphy: Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It's a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states
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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Adding on that they also want to overview how the elections are held in addition to the people eligable to vote. In other words: be able to control how Minnesotans vote.

Each state decides how to run its elections.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    That last sentence is likely what most non-Americans do not understand. The federal government doesn’t have (and has no right to) this information because elections are administered by states. The way a state elects its federal representatives is variable(to a limited degree) but valid, as long as the state upholds its own rules and laws.

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