U.S. voting officials question agency about Trump's order overhauling election operations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Whether the Republican president can order an independent agency to act and whether the commission has the authority to do what Trump wants will likely be settled in court.
40% : Trump also wants it to withhold federal money from any state that continues to accept ballots after election day, even if they are postmarked by then.
38% : CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- State and local election officials from around the country on Thursday questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Trump with implementing parts of his sweeping election overhaul executive order, with some expressing concerns about the consequences for voters and the people in charge of voting.
26% : Trump, who continues to make false claims about the 2020 presidential election, instructed the commission to "take appropriate action" within 30 days to require documentary proof of citizenship on the national voter registration form.

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