Legal Framework

Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Article 21

Establishes the right to participate in government and recognizes popular sovereignty expressed through genuine, periodic elections with universal and equal suffrage.

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Executive Order on Elections: Voter Suppression and Presidential Seizure of Election Administration

An executive order attempting unprecedented presidential control over federal elections — requiring proof of citizenship to register, decertifying voting machines in 39 states, restricting mail …

  • The order mandated proof of US citizenship (passport or equivalent) to register to vote using the national form. Only about half of …
  • The order directed the EAC to decertify all previously certified voting machines within 180 days. Machines used in 39 states would be …

Blanket Clemency for January 6 Defendants, Including Violent Offenders

Trump used his first day back in office to grant sweeping clemency to January 6 defendants, including people convicted of violent attacks on police and leaders of groups convicted of seditious …

  • The clemency action covered most January 6 defendants on Trump's first day back in office.
  • It extended to violent offenders and leaders of groups convicted of seditious conspiracy.