Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell and her Election Integrity Network are shaping the Trump administration's effort to expand federal involvement in election administration. In response, congressional Democrats, litigators, and voting rights groups have organized an election protection task force to counter administrative policies, launching dozens of lawsuits and establishing the Senate Election Observer Program. Meanwhile, federal courts have blocked key Justice Department efforts to collect state voter rolls, while moderate Senate Republicans have stalled the SAVE America Act.
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