Ticktin Pushes 17-Page Emergency Order to Let Trump Control 2026 Midterms
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Updated · eciks.org · Jul 6
Ticktin Pushes 17-Page Emergency Order to Let Trump Control 2026 Midterms
3 articles · Updated · eciks.org · Jul 6
Summary
CNN and PBS reported Peter Ticktin has spent months promoting a 17-page draft order that would let Trump declare a national emergency and seize broad control over the 2026 midterm elections.
The proposal rests on unsubstantiated claims that foreign actors manipulated electronic voting systems; Ticktin says evidence involving Venezuela, China and Iran will emerge soon.
The draft would require hand-counting ballots, impose voter ID at polls and restrict mail voting, but Trump publicly denied knowing about it in February and a White House official said Ticktin does not shape election policy.
Legal experts said the plan has no clear constitutional basis: the Constitution gives election authority to states and Congress, and the IEEPA statute Ticktin cites does not authorize seizure of state-owned voting machines.
A 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment found no foreign power altered voting mechanics in 2020, while Trump has instead pursued election changes through a 2025 executive order and the SAVE America Act.