Rep. Lesko Warns Against Federalizing Elections: ‘You Have to Think About What You Wish For’

Bill Pan
Jan Jekielek
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The Democrats’ latest push to federalize the election process currently administered by the states would also take away many of the safeguards that ensure election integrity, warned Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.).

The effort to pass H.R. 1 has recently been renewed amid criticism of the chaos that has taken place in multiple states which conducted the election differently based on their own rules. Championed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the 600-page bill aims to overhaul the nation’s decentralized election system, giving the federal government more authority over how states run elections.
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