Restoring Trust in America’s Elections

America’s decentralized election system has become a battleground over how ballots should be cast, verified and counted, with sharply different state laws fueling distrust among voters.

Election analyst Seth Keshel tackles the issue in his book, “The American War on Election Corruption: The Crusade to Restore Trust in Voting,” arguing that restoring confidence requires major changes, including same-day voting, paper ballots and tighter voter-roll verification.

“Our elections are extremely vulnerable,” Keshel said, arguing that lengthy early-voting periods, automatic voter registration and widespread mail voting have transformed elections from contests to win votes into exercises in “collecting ballots.”

A huge vulnerability exists in New York as non-citizens who apply for drivers licenses and other government services are automatically registered to vote. The system is a lynchpin in the Democrat scheme to harvest ballots from illegal immigrants who receive any number of benefits from the state.

Election calendars also vary dramatically. Some states begin mailing ballots more than 45 days before Election Day, while others wait until fewer than 30 days beforehand.

Keshel argues the result is a system too complicated to inspire universal confidence.

The Trump administration has made election security a major priority, pushing the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and photo identification to vote. The measure has not cleared Congress.

Trump has also issued executive orders directing federal agencies to help states verify voter eligibility, tighten procedures for mail-in ballots and prioritize enforcement of election laws.

The Supreme Court has allowed parts of Trump’s election order to proceed as litigation continues, and the administration is asking the justices to permit expanded use of the federal SAVE database to verify voter rolls and allow new restrictions on mail ballots.