Election officials are expressing serious concern that the Department of Homeland Security could pose a danger to the integrity of voting rather than serving as a safeguard for it.
Rather than viewing DHS as an ally in securing the election process, voting officials now worry the agency may be positioned to work against election outcomes that President Trump finds unacceptable.
The shift in perception represents a dramatic change in the relationship between federal authorities and the officials responsible for running elections at the state and local level.
