President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week stating that his administration will take steps to ensure election integrity, sparking objections from Democrats, including some Arizona officials. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes objected to the order, claiming it would “federalize elections,” with others making similar claims.
However, Democrats supported H.R. 1, a radical bill introduced in Congress in 2021 that would federalize elections. Then-Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL-13), who served as a ranking member on the Committee on House Administration, said at the time that H.R. 1 would be “the largest expansion of the federal government’s role in our elections.” The Heritage Foundation published a lengthy analysis, summarizing, “H.R. 1 would federalize and micromanage the election process, imposing unnecessary, unwise, and unconstitutional mandates on the states.”
Trump’s order will require people to show documented proof of citizenship (DPOC) in order to register to vote instead of merely attesting to it. Other changes include prohibiting QR codes, requiring ballots to be received by Election Day, and regularly cleaning noncitizens from voter rolls.
Fontes told Votebeat that he was in talks with Attorney General Kris Mayes about whether they would sue the Trump administration.
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