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Posted on 07/27/2026 9:32:30 PM PDT by Angelino97
California is taking the Trump administration to court a third time over its attempts to tie crucial emergency preparedness funding to the president’s preferences on immigration enforcement and election administration.
In a coalition with 24 Democratic-led states, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit over new conditions on U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants.
Most of these new rules relate to elections, including mandating states to employ a federal system to verify the citizenship of all their voters; using hand-marked paper voting ballots; and carrying out post-election audits, according to the lawsuit in Rhode Island’s federal court.
The conditions also require states to assist with federal immigration enforcement and enable federal agencies to terminate states’ funds at their discretion.
For decades the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have provided billions of dollars to states to prepare and respond to major disasters, including wildfires and earthquakes. One of these grants is the Homeland Security Grant Program, which Congress created in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. California alone receives $150 million each year from this program to fight terrorism, such as preventing cyberattacks.
But under the Trump administration, Bonta said the agencies are using public safety as “a bargaining chip,” and unlawfully withholding funds that Congress already appropriated.
The lawsuit alleges that if states do not comply with the new election rules, for example, they will lose at least 20%, if not all, of their Homeland Security Grant Program funds.
In the lead up to the November midterms, the Trump administration has pushed for stricter election rules, such as voter ID, to fight claims of widespread voter fraud. But Democratic lawmakers and officials have characterized these moves as Trump and the Republican party’s efforts to suppress voter turnout.
“Instead of ensuring these critical resources reach the communities that need them, Trump is attempting to use this funding as leverage to force states to adopt his preferred political agenda,” Bonta said at a press conference Thursday.
In an emailed statement FEMA said the lawsuit is “partisan pushback” from Democratic politicians who “oppose common-sense measures designed to protect election security and safeguard the integrity of American democracy.”
“Election security is national security, and protecting our critical infrastructure remains a top priority for the Trump Administration. Concerns over voting processes, data security, and registration practices have made it clear that action is required. … These new requirements will preserve election integrity.”
The Trump administration tried to deny states these same grants twice last year as it pressured states to participate in federal immigration enforcement. Both times California and other states sued and a federal court sided with them.
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No one said you had to do it, just if you wanted the money you need to comply. Or just raise your taxes to cover those programs.
https://www.flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-id-cards/what-to-bring/u-s-citizen/
Since people could get a photo ID with the appropriate documents, presenting sufficient documents should also be sufficient.
States could allow supervisors of elections to verify birth information online.
Enter in the voter’s birth information:
New York
Brian ***** Griffin
**/**/1958
********** County
Information could be supplied in mail-in ballot verification form or provided online via a mail-in ballot voter verification website.
Enter in at least two of the following:
a. the rightmost four characters of your Florida driver’s license or state ID card, even if expired
b. the rightmost four characters of your Medicaid account number
c. the rightmost four characters of your SNAP EBT card
d. the rightmost four characters of your WIC EBT card
e. the leftmost four numbers of your last US Passport, even if expired
f. your 2025 1040 Adjusted Gross Income
g. a Medicare approved billing amount not more than three months old
h. an FPL billing amount to your address not more than three months old
i. the September meter reading of your Sarasota County Utilities water bill
“The TXT2CURE program uses smartphones to ease voter accessibility following a rejected ballot. When a Colorado voter learns of a signature discrepancy on their ballot, they can simply text a provided phone number and receive a link to a customized webpage. Once the voter enters their voter identification number, they can simply sign a digital affidavit and submit a photo of an acceptable photo ID to complete the process. In a few minutes and conveniently on their phone, voters are assured that their ballot is cast and counted.”
https://www.csg.org/2022/09/20/ballot-curing-101/
My hope is Trump calls a national emergency over the election.
Perhaps:
MAIL-IN BALLOT APPLICATION
Section A
Is your assigned & proper polling place more than five miles from your current abode and all stores where you habitually shop?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
[That’s to satify Thune.]
Do you reside in a nursing home or rehabilitation center and know that there will not be early voting polling place at that facility?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Have you qualified for personal pickup from a public transit provider?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Are you reliant on, been prescribed, or have on personal order a wheeled personal mobility device such as a wheelchair or scoter?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Are you reliant on a personal mobility aid such as a cane or walker?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Are you immune compromised to an extent that you can’t go into a store?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Are you required to be out-of-town now or throughout the next voting period to work?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Are you required to be out-of-town now or throughout the next voting period by the need to provide personal care to a person with a disability[mental or physical] or infirmity[such as a dependent child or relative]?
If yes, you qualify to get a mail-in ballot, fill out Section B.
Are you able to:
a. drive a car or ride a bicycle?
b. walk to a vehicle on your feet?
If yes to either question, you do not qualify to get a mail-in ballot.
In the past 30 days have you:
a. driven a vehicle?
b. riden a bicycle or tricycle?
c. riden a motorcycle?
d. riden in a bus that you have boarded under your own power?
e. physically used a payment card in a store?
If yes to any of the five questions, please have a licensed doctor, physician assistant, registered nurse, or two other persons certify your need to get a mail-in ballot below.
I certify that ________________________, known to me, can’t be expected to personally go out and get groceries.
Printed Name___________________ Signature ____________________ Date ____/____/20____
If medically licensed, License Number ________________
Please provide the licensed provider’s address if you can’t obtain the signature by your own means and wish the Supervisor of Elections to obtain it. This takes about five days if the address is local, longer if not local. If within two weeks of Election Day, it is best to simply get two signatures from people that know your situation. Your mail-in ballot has to be received by Election Day to be counted under state law.
Address:
I certify that ________________________, known to me, can’t be expected to personally go out and get groceries.
Printed Name___________________ Signature ____________________ Date ____/____/20____
Section B
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Blah blah. The whole world has sued Trump. Hundreds of Federal judges have issued hundreds of galactic injunctions against Trump for breaking wind at a lawn party in 1896.
Go ahead California. Sue President Trump for all the slaves he had digging for gold at Sutter's Mill in 1849. Or whatever else you can accuse him of.
“If there is such widespread fraud.”
What’s with the “widespread” adjective?
The fraud is highly concentrated in a few counties and cities in a few states, with the exception of California.
The presidential election was decided by a mere 537 votes in 2000. Enough fraud be done in one county, say Broward or Miami-Dade, to change a major election.
“why does this orange stain control all three branches of government and the supreme court?”
Bye!
Supreme Court precedent and other case law are not on the President’s side. Neither is the 10th amendment.
Love to see people lap this up. Same idiots think the war with Iran was a well thought out endeavor. We’ll see how that plays out when uncle pedo launches a nuke because the dying, selfish, narcissist doesn’t care what happens after he dies or anything but himself while he still breathes. It’s not like he cares anything for Uday and Qusay.
Cannot wait for the de-magification trials."
I'm a little confused Lx. Did someone bust your account?
Is President Trump the "orange stain"?
When you say "Uncle Pedo" are you referring to Joe Biden?
I was nearby when 4ID dropped TOW missiles into the house where Uday and Qusay lived. The sons of Saddam Hussein. They died in the bathroom. On the tiled floor swimming in their feces.
Lx, I think it might be time to seek some professional medical help. I did and it helped me. Maybe I can help you too.
Cuck Failifornia.
May they rot their way to repentance.
Up your ass, bitch. Good and hard!
>> It’s not like he cares anything for Uday and Qusay
Huh? That’s Iraq, twenty-five years ago, assforbrains.
Maybe you should work with your caregiver regarding whether or not you should be posting to the Interwebz.
Ping
Lx needs to go home and stay off the interwebs.
Defending Uday and Qusay and comparing them to Trump is beyond the pale. They were absolute vile people along with their daddy.
Exactly.
“ according to the lawsuit in Rhode Island’s federal court.”
Why file the suit in Rhode Island if the complainant is the State of California?
L
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