Trump’s Push to Nationalize Elections Encounters Constitutional Barriers

Experts warn that Trump’s call for Republicans to “nationalize the voting” would upend the Constitution’s division of election power, which is reserved to the states with Congress having limited oversight. Implementing a nationwide system would require new federal legislation, a move unlikely to pass, and the current decentralized system is praised for reducing broad-scale fraud and interference. The piece also notes past efforts to centralize rules (and Trump’s 2020 attempts to overturn results) as context for the debate.