Washington, DC — A growing debate over election administration resurfaced this week after the Forward Party publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting that Republicans should take control of election administration in multiple parts of the country.
Trump made the remarks during a recent appearance on a podcast hosted by former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino, where he urged Republicans to “take over the voting” in what he described as “at least 15 places.” While Trump did not identify specific states or cities, he argued that elections should be nationalized, repeating his long-standing claim that he won the 2020 presidential election “in a landslide.”
As part of his argument, Trump referenced federal activity in Georgia’s Fulton County, where authorities seized ballots and election records related to the 2020 election. He suggested the investigation would soon produce “interesting” findings. Trump also cited the case of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in Colorado, who faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges linked to a 2021 election security breach. Trump portrayed Peters as a whistleblower targeted for challenging alleged ballot misconduct.
The Forward Party responded with a formal statement on February 4, rejecting any proposal that would centralize election administration under federal control. The party argued that the U.S. Constitution assigns election oversight to the states and warned that nationalizing elections could undermine trust, limit competition, and consolidate power.
According to the statement, decentralization makes elections more resilient by reducing the risk of systemic manipulation, while federal control could instead amplify vulnerabilities across the system.
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