Markey to introduce resolution denouncing Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections
Source: The Hill
02/09/26 10:47 AM ET
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Monday plans to introduce a resolution denouncing statements by President Trump calling on Republicans to “nationalize” or “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen key states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
“The Constitution gives states the primary authority over the times, places, and manner of federal elections to the States. It does not assign to the President any power to directly control or administer State -run elections,” Markey said in a statement shared first with The Hill.
“There is no clause in the Constitution or law on the books—none—that allows a President to commandeer state election systems. No emergency power. No implied authority. No ‘because I say so.’ The President’s role is to faithfully execute the laws—not to rewrite the Constitution when the facts or the voters displease them,” he said.
Markey warned that if any president were to attempt to nationalize or commandeer state-run elections, “that action would be unconstitutional, illegal and without effect.” And he declared such an action would be “impeachable.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5729617-markey-resolution-trump-election-takeover/
