Officials warn DHS could threaten integrity of midterm elections
Voting officials warn that the Department of Homeland Security's recent staffing decisions and actions, including putting personnel loyal to Donald Trump into roles tied to election security, could threaten the integrity of the November midterm elections. Officials say those DHS workers may gain access to sensitive intelligence and influence how threats to voting are identified and communicated to state and local election administrators. Election leaders say DHS is shifting from partner to potential antagonist, undermining trust and complicating coordination on cybersecurity, threat monitoring, and logistics such as mail‑in ballot handling. Those shifts could produce inconsistent threat assessments, politicized enforcement, and disruptions that make it harder for voters to cast and count ballots securely.
