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The article details how the Commerce Department, under Secretary Howard Lutnick, has become actively involved in supporting Donald Trump’s efforts to influence election security before the midterm elections. It reports that the department has taken steps such as producing disputed findings on noncitizen voting and pressuring the Postal Service to implement new mail-ballot rules, with some allies pushing to ban certain voting machines by citing foreign-made components as security threats. These efforts are raising concerns among Democrats, voting advocates, and election officials about potential confusion and risks to election integrity, as the department's authorities are increasingly used to shape election procedures traditionally managed by state and local officials.
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