After Trump’s Call, Experts See Where Elections Are Vulnerable
Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election HUB, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Georgia, near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
With President Trump calling for the federal government and the Republican Party to take a greater role in overseeing elections, while repeating claims of widespread voter fraud, voting experts say several battleground states may be particularly vulnerable to major election-related changes. Analysts highlight Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona as places where current political and legal conditions could make such efforts easier to pursue.
According to reporting by The New York Times, pro-Trump activists and Republican officials in those states are pushing for audits, rule revisions, and broader structural changes to election systems. Supporters say the efforts are intended to strengthen election integrity, while critics argue the moves could reshape the political landscape or reduce public confidence in election outcomes.
In Michigan, for example, a conservative group has obtained copies of roughly 150,000 Detroit absentee ballots and ballot envelopes from the 2020 election through public records requests. The organization is building a database to review and analyze the materials. Its leaders have also met with a national coalition of election activists aligned with President Trump and have drawn comparisons to Fulton County, Georgia. In that case, the FBI seized hundreds of boxes of ballots from a government warehouse in January following allegations of election irregularities that officials say had previously been investigated and dismissed.
Detroit officials say they continue to stand by the accuracy of the 2020 election results and have stated that they welcome lawful outside reviews of election records.
In North Carolina, Republican lawmakers have approved changes to the structure of the state’s election boards. The new system removes the Democratic governor’s authority to appoint board members and transfers that power to the state’s elected Republican auditor.
Across several states, Democratic politicians and election officials say they are preparing for legal and political battles with the Trump administration over election policies and oversight.
The full report from The New York Times provides additional details about the developments in these states.
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