Professor Gardner on Trump’s Attempt to Change Voting Rules
Newsweek quoted James Gardner, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Bridget and Thomas Black Professor in the School of Law, in an article about the election reforms proposed by President Trump.
President Trump announced plans to issue an executive order banning mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterms, arguing it would prevent fraud. However, Professor James A. Gardner from the University at Buffalo School of Law clarified, in a Newsweek article, that Trump cannot make such changes by executive order. He explained that only Congress can regulate federal elections, and even then, states retain control over their own voting methods unless discrimination is involved, which Gardner says is not relevant here.
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