January 9, 2026 | Press Release
Election Integrity

ICYMI: NOTUS: The Trump Election-Reform Agenda Is Taking Shape State by State

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A NOTUS article highlighted the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) success in defending President Trump’s directive to secure elections nationwide.



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“In 2025, Trump signed an executive order making changes to the federal elections process. The most significant changes it attempted to make have been blocked by the courts…

“But both the White House and the Republican National Committee pointed to successes at the state level.
“At the RNC, efforts have been ongoing for years. The committee has challenged election laws in New York and other states, and backed states in their fights to maintain Republican-aligned voting laws.

“The RNC joined the Mississippi Republican Party in suing the state over its absentee ballot receipt deadline, arguing that only ballots received by Election Day should be counted. It has led to a pending Supreme Court hearing, with a decision expected as early as this summer. If the RNC is successful, absentee ballots will have to be received on or before Election Day, a deviation from rules in as many as 30 states and the District of Columbia.

“It’s one of 115 election-related lawsuits the RNC said it filed last year.

“‘While Democrats block commonsense reforms, Republicans are strengthening voter ID, enforcing citizenship requirements, protecting mail-in ballot safeguards, and cleaning voter rolls to ensure secure, fair midterm elections,’ RNC spokesperson Kiersten Pels said in a statement...”

 

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