Event Brief
Trump election-security czar sought to ban many voting machines
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
Summary: Trump’s election-security czar asked whether the Commerce Department could deem voting-machine components national-security risks.
WHO: Trump’s election-security czar
WHAT: Sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking whether the Commerce Department could declare their components national-security risks
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: To determine whether voting-machine components could be declared national-security risks
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