White House won’t back bipartisan election security bill
The White House is not backing the Secure Elections Act in its current form, arguing it would place “inappropriate mandates” on states and would move power from states to Washington, White House Spokeswoman Lindsay Walters told Yahoo News.
Why it matters: The administration’s dispute against the bipartisan bill, which stalled in the Senate this week, echoes the concern some secretaries of state have about the bill. A handful of secretaries say it appears to be a federal overreach since it would require states to run post-election audits, and would allow states to double check if vote tallies match how people voted. The bill stalled Wednesday in part because of this same argument.
