Draft order would grant president sweeping powers over elections amid alleged foreign interference

A circulating 17-page draft executive order would declare a national emergency over foreign interference in elections and grant the president sweeping powers to alter voting rules, including the potential ban of mail ballots and voting machines. Trump says he’s “never heard of” the draft, while supporters claim White House coordination. Legal experts say such an order would face swift court challenges and that election administration is primarily a state and congressional matter; the piece also references past Trump positions on voter ID and mail voting and outlines the vast practical upheaval a unilateral order could entail.