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Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration from implementing Executive Order No. 14248 on "Preserving and Protecting American Election Integrity."
The Executive Order requires voters to have proof of citizenship using a proper ID (e.g., passport, a "REAL ID", a US military ID that indicates citizenship, or a valid federal or state government issued photo ID along with proof of citizenship) -- that means no more bonus "savings club" cards or theater membership cards to vote.
Voting methods would be required to produce a "voter-verifiable paper record" that enables voters to check their votes and protect against fraud or mistake.
Details on prosecuting election crimes, particularly relevant in Connecticut considering the rampant election integrity issues uncovered in Bridgeport, are also outlined.
Non-compliance with the federal laws set forth in 52 U.S.C. 21145, including the requirement for documentary proof of US citizenship, will potentially result in the loss of federal funding.
But Tong and the coalition of AGs are apparently opposed to preserving and protecting election integrity, and called the Order "an unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American attempt to impose sweeping voting restrictions across the country."
"Among other things, the Executive Order attempts to conscript state election officials in the President’s campaign to impose documentary proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration, and withholds various streams of federal funding to the States if they fail to comply. The Executive Order also diverts essential election resources from Connecticut’s preparation for the 2025 municipal and special elections and the planning for the 2026 state and federal elections," the release said.
On April 3, the attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging the Executive Order.
Since then, the Trump Administration has begun taking steps to implement the Executive Order. In their motion for a preliminary injunction, the AGs argue that they are "likely to win on the merits of their lawsuit, that their States have unique and profound interests at stake in the litigation, and that their States will suffer irreparable harms without court-ordered relief."
“The Constitution forbids the President from commandeering state election officials to manipulate and micromanage how we vote. We sued to stop the order and to protect our right to cast our ballots in free and fair elections, and now we are asking the court to immediately block Trump from implementing this lawless attack on our democracy,” said Attorney General Tong.
“As I’ve said before, this executive order is bad for Connecticut voters, bad for Connecticut taxpayers, and bad for Connecticut overall,” said Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas. “It goes against states’ rights to run their own elections, creates added and unnecessary steps for election workers without the needed training or funding, and will make voting and voter registration less safe and accessible here. We need the courts to step in to protect Connecticut’s rights and values.”
In their motion for a preliminary injunction, the AGs argue that the Executive Order "acutely injures their States’ compelling interest in the integrity of their election processes. For instance, the documentary proof of citizenship requirements have necessitated an immediate response from state and local elections officials, who must consider how to carry out their voter registration duties subject to the new requirements by meeting with their staff, speaking with local elections officials, and beginning to plan for a near future with the requirements in place — or risk the loss of federal funding."
The Executive Order threatens millions of dollars in federal funding to Connecticut for non-compliance with federal election law.
From 2018-2022, Connecticut received $11,876,298 in federal election security funds. From May 31, 2023 to September 30, 2027, Connecticut anticipates receiving $2 million in election security funding, as well as additional election security funding provided through federal grants to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and funding to support college students working polls on Election Day. Connecticut recently spent $20 million to replace twenty-year old voting tabulators in all 169 towns. It is unclear whether those tabulators would comply with the new Trump orders, which impose requirements for a “voter-verifiable paper record.”
In filing the motion for a preliminary injunction, Attorney General Tong joins the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
He is self preserving and works against the will of the people.
Irreparable harm if implemented.
Yeah the cheating scumbags might find themselves out of a job when their imported voters cannot vote or any of the other methods Democrats use to install themselves.
Sort out the voting. No more Democrat party.
All Tong cares about is illegals! He does nothing for the citizens of CT except disgrace this nation as a supposed representative of we the people which he is not!