[frog in a pot]

The feds created this problem.
That may be true but only in the sense that the feds have not enforced federal election statutes. As we have seen in recent years, enforcement by the DOJ of such laws is subject to the political inclinations and objectives of the controlling political party.

Now you want the Feds to fix it?
You jumped to a conclusion. I referred to a single element of voter fraud – voting by non-citizens. I did not indicate which government should “fix it” for a simple reason: It is a violation of both state and federal laws for non-citizens to vote in state and federal elections.

Some of the obvious fixes: At the state level, the MAVA act you referred to specifically asks the applicant to declare citizenship. Thus,any state which ignores that requirement (many) should be made to conform with the law. States that select prospective jurors from voter registration rolls but then dismiss the juror because of non-citizenship should be required to notify federal inmmigration officials.

At the federal level, the DOJ should take action against any state that allows a non-citizen to register or to vote when there is reason to believe the individual is not a citizen or has not answered the citizenship question on the voter registration form required by HAVA.

This should be a local issue.
Such a one-size solution will be impossible or ineffective (see above).

We now have a "bottom-line" business manager in the Oval Office, one who appears to have turn-around capabilities. If Trump does initiate an audit of the registration practices of several of the states, I think he will find it to be a fruitful exercise that more than proves his point.

[spintreebob]

1) Motor Voter was early in Bill’s presidency. HAVA was in Bush’s presidency. But Bush and the Republicans naively let Sen Chris Dodd control its writing and administration, even though Republicans had a majority in everything at that time. So the 2 major Fed dictates on elections are unrelated to each other.

2) Show me where the Constitution gives the Feds control of state elections? Only under an extremely loose interpretation of the 13th, 14th, 15th. Some election districts allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. That is in the 10th Amendment.

3) Give me an example of where Fed interference in local affairs has worked out for the good.

4) So prosecute offendors, yes. But no Feralization of local control of the process.