Trump barred from hinging counterterror funds on state election rules
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., barred the Trump administration from holding back certain counterterrorism grant funding from states that do not comply with select election security measures.
TL;DR
- A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding counterterrorism grant funding from states.
- The funding was contingent on states complying with specific election security measures.
- The judge ruled that election administration issues are not related to counterterrorism efforts.
- The Department of Homeland Security had threatened to withhold 20% of grants.
- The conditions included changes to ballot counting, auditing, and voter verification.
- Several cities had sued the Department of Homeland Security over the policy.
- The judge vacated the election administration conditions and the 20% holdback requirement.