# The Latest: How the Erosion of Federalism Endangers Elections

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Podcast: [Democracy Decoded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165)
Published: 2025-11-13T17:08:20+00:00
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## Resource

Host Simone Leeper speaks with Campaign Legal Center attorneys Catie Kelley and Jonathan Diaz about the Trump administration’s efforts to seize state control of elections. From unlawful executive orders to voter registration barriers and voter roll data grabs, they explain how these actions undermine federalism—and what CLC is doing to protect American elections in the lead-up to 2026 and 2028.

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