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Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change): The ACLU vs. Trump’s Executive Order: A Legal Fight to Protect the Vote
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In this episode of The Electorette, host Jen Taylor-Skinner is joined by Sophia Lin Lakin, Director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, to discuss the organization’s leading legal challenge against a dangerous new executive order from Donald Trump. While the SAVE Act has stalled in the Senate, this executive order picks up where it left off—imposing a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration and threatening to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. Lakin breaks down the overlapping threats, including mass voter roll purges and the decertification of voting machines that could throw election systems into chaos. This conversation is a critical look at how the ACLU is working to defend voting rights and prevent the erosion of our democratic institutions.
Episode Chapters
(00:00) Disenfranchisement Through Voting Restrictions
Discussion of ACLU lawsuit against Trump's executive order on voter registration, potential disenfranchisement, and impact on voting machines.
(12:36) Challenging Voter Registration Provisions
A court has issued an injunction against an executive order changing voter registration, impacting organizations and upcoming elections.
(25:49) Protecting Voter Rights and Elections
Establishing safeguards and rules to protect voters and democracy in the face of polarization and erosion of norms.
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