{"id":2631332,"date":"2026-07-17T17:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markwayne-mullin-says-state-officials-who-refuse-to-cooperate-to-secure-elections-could-face-prison-time\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:57:41","slug":"markwayne-mullin-says-state-officials-who-refuse-to-cooperate-to-secure-elections-could-face-prison-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markwayne-mullin-says-state-officials-who-refuse-to-cooperate-to-secure-elections-could-face-prison-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Markwayne Mullin Says State Officials Who Refuse to Cooperate to Secure Elections Could Face &#8216;Prison Time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarkwayne-mullin-says-state-officials-who-refuse-to-cooperate-to-secure-elections-could-face-prison-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631332&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses concerns about election security in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that states refusing to cooperate with federal efforts coudl face serious consequences, including fines or imprisonment. He highlighted that up to 278,000 non-citizens may be illegally registered to vote across several states, such as California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. Mullin emphasized that election security is a matter of national security and warned illegal voters thay&#8217;d be prosecuted. The DHS is actively working to verify immigration and voter registration status, but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legal obstacles hinder full access<\/a> to state voter rolls. Mullin also sent notices to four states urging their cooperation and shared that federal funding for elections could be conditioned on implementing security measures. the governance aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-policies-need-to-be-fought-off-by-states-rep-steube\/\" title=\"Progressive Policies Need to Be Fought Off by ...: Rep. Steube\">ensure election integrity<\/a> by identifying non-citizens on voter rolls and enforcing stricter security protocols.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Millin said officials in states that refuse to support the federal government\u2019s election integrity effort could face serious consequences.<\/p>\n<p>In a Thursday night speech, President Donald Trump said a Department of Homeland Security investigation of state that have d voter information with the federal government revealed the presence of up to 278,000 non-citizens on voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will tell you, the states that choose not to participate with the SAVE program and they choose not to participate in securing the elections, we will make sure that we make those states a priority to look at who voted in their states and hold them, the election officials, accountable,\u201d Mullin said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedWavePress\/status\/2078142989545734561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Daily Caller: Can you ensure to Americans that the midterm elections will be secure?<\/p>\n<p>DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin: \u201cYes, we can absolutely build confidence in the American people [with our elections], but the states have to do their part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe states that choose to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9EXKsBipwf\">pic.twitter.com\/9EXKsBipwf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedWavePress\/status\/2078142989545734561?\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the election officials, once we gave them the information they need to secure their elections and they chose not to, then those individuals can also be held accountable by fines, by penalties, and even, depending on how far it goes, prison time,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>As noted by U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/save\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizenship and Immigraiton Services<\/a>, SAVE is \u201can online service for registered federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local government agencies to verify immigration status and U.S. citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mullin also sent a message to anyone voting illegally, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/trump-speech-elections-iran-ice-updates-07-17-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He warned anyone who casts an illegal vote in the coming midterm election, \u201cwe will hunt you down, we will find you and we will prosecute you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mullin said states who seek grants to support running elections will need to do things Trump\u2019s way, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/live-blog\/trump-congress-2026-election-china-iran-ice-doj-live-updates-rcna587892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"feedBody\">The Trump administration is \u201cgoing to make our security enhancements mandatory, meaning that if these states want a grant and they want to be reimbursed to work or to run federal elections, they\u2019re going to have to implement security issues,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin\u2019s comments came as he sent letters to four states warning them of non-citizens who are on the states\u2019 voter rolls illegally<\/p>\n<p>A DHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/07\/17\/dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-sends-letters-secretaries-state-warning-about-non\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> said letters went to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, New Jersey Secretary of State Dale Caldwell, Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection security is national security,\u201d Mullin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs President Trump announced last night, DHS has identified over 250,000 potential non-citizens illegally registered to vote in just 4 U.S. states. Only Americans should be electing American leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DHS said there could be as many as 190,832 non-citizens registered to vote in California; 35152 in New Jersey, 15,903 in Nevada and 14,576 in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin\u2019s letters called for a response with two weeks and urged state officials to \u201cconfirm their intentions to collaborate with DHS in order to ensure free, fair, and honest elections,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin said the federal effort to ensure election integrity faces obstacles in the courts, where court rulings have prevented the federal government from accessing state voter rolls, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/5974655-mullin-threatens-states-election-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cHold the election officials accountable.\u201d DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks about steps to be taken to secure election security in America by conditioning funding grants to states. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS?\">@SecMullinDHS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xlaRvcm7sW\">pic.twitter.com\/xlaRvcm7sW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/2078143643962024186?\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cActivist judges are saying what? 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