Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joined a group of nine Democrats on Wednesday in co-sponsoring Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to nullify the new election integrity measures implemented by President Donald Trump via executive order last week.
[RELATED: Trump Signs Executive Order to Ensure Election Integrity Across the Country…]
“The continued success of our unique experiment in self-government relies on each successive generation understanding our shared past, national values, and the framers’ careful – though imperfect – work. If we truly want a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, we must make sure the people have the tools and perspective needed to play their part,” said Sen. King.
King’s statement claimed that by requiring proof of citizenship from all voters, the executive order would “disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters.”
He notably did not explain how the requirement would disenfranchise citizens or why citizens would be unable to prove their citizenship.
He also raised concerns about provisions in the order instructing the federal government to prosecute election-related crimes in states that refuse to comply with the order.
Padilla’s bill, the Defending America’s Future Elections Act, asserts that Trump’s election integrity order has no force or effect and does not permit the use of any federal funds to carry out or enforce the order.
The order, in fact, uses the threat of cutting federal election funds to pressure states into compliance. It also directs federal resources to states for verification of citizenship.
“The Defending America’s Future Elections Act would ensure that the people can continue to vote for the elected officials that they believe best represent their interests. Not only is this Executive Order illegitimate, it’s also inefficient – there are laws and election boards already in place to maintain the sanctity of the vote,” said King.
The bill also prevents Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from using any federal funds to access state voter registration lists or federal immigration databases.
The order instructs DOGE to work alongside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review publicly available voter registration lists, along with information on list maintenance, and compare that information with federal immigration data to determine whether election law is being followed.
DOGE also has the power to subpoena information if necessary.
Despite opposition from King and numerous other Democratic politicians, including Maine Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Shenna Bellows, the vast majority of Americans support greater election security.
A Gallup poll from October found that 83 percent of Americans believe that first-time voters should be required to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
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Maine has become infested by political rodents .
Maine voters have allowed it to happen to THEMSELVES .
Will they continue to vote for these Anti American Activists in 2026 ?
Mills , Bellows , Fecteau , Pingree, Golden , King , Collins , not a one of them really cares a hoot about the people of Maine . It’s ALL ABOUT THEM .
Maine needs a fresh group of new conservative and fiscally responsible leaders. These people are destroying our state right in front of our lives .
King, what a joke, says he’s an independent but he is more democrat than most of the other democrats, he is one I’m hoping DOGE looks into how he came about his millions! Some day, Mainers will wake up and throw him out of office!
One thing you can be assured of is that if the idiot Democrat in hiding, King, is in favor of anything it is bad for us.
All hot air, he can talk for an hour and not say anything. Just another flatlander sent up here to dominate us backwoods hicks. Remember the names Hathaway, Andrews, Pingree, and King, they all started out here as political sleepers, slowly emerging into the State House in Augusta, then, after waiting for an opportunity they sprung into the National arena. Mainers saw through Hathaway and Andrews, sent them packing. Yes, the people of Maine are responsible for creating all these monsters. It’s obviously time to send those who are remaining back to where they came from !
King calling anyone’s work “imperfect” smacks of hyper- hypocrisy.
Why doesn’t Angus King believe in election integrity? Hmmmmm.
What a joke king is. He doesn’t believe we should put a stop to illegal voters, that the corrupt system that we have now keeps him in office. RCV is his ticket to the senate.
Required voter ID would surely eliminate him & others in the state.
I read anus’s statement….he’s sounding more and more like cameltoe harris everyday. Next in line for the senile bus.
How did this jerk ever get elected governor in Maine in the first place?? He is from Alexandria, VA (Swamp beltway) and didn’t even move to Maine until after he got his law degree! And Maine republicans supported him back in the day? FFS…
So apparently King likes non citizens voting in Maine and the rest of the country.
He’s basically admitting he’s a cheater and wants the cheating to continue because he sees the cheating as a successful system.
Got it.
“disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters.” and were is his prof.
They only thing disenfranchised is us citizens by you Senator stating Bidden was OK. You are a lire and not a patriot.
I bet angus wish he thought of putting tampons in boys bathrooms first. Now he has to be a showboat by saying no voter ID.
Voter ID can also be hacked along with machines and mail in ballots. The fix is in with the Demo/Communists winning in states that Trump won by large margins. It’s not just the presidential race they cheat at, but every local election as well They are always one step ahead of any attempts by the right to legislate an honest election.They are criminals, and we are under their control.
Maine needs to wake up and get rid of them all.
Our president’s push for election integrity is a clear and present danger to the Democratic Party, who have routinely harvested thousands if not millions of illegal ballots to win elections. The fact that the senator finds voter ID a threat, speaks loudly to his own integrity.
because silencing your opposition isnt enough to win.. he has to flood the vote with mail in illegal ballots…
The “Independent” who compares himself to civil war hero Joshua Chamberlin every chance he gets should speak for itself!
Benny Weaver is right on target!!! Exactly what I have been saying all along, Mainers voted and chose to accept this and continue to do NOTHING. I have zero faith in the people of Maine to change this, I truly think they like high taxes, crap roads, school kids who can not read and add, this is a small list but it goes on and on. This is why we are moving because we have been driven out by these evil people and a population that embraces them.
A. King needs to sit down, shut up and hang on. The spotlight is on the dems tyrannical shenanigans and thuggery in Maine now. You can run your rhetoric but you can’t hide. Be afraid, very very afraid. The calvary is headed your way.
What a jerk. He does not vote for what the citizens want. Vote King out.
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Angus, why would you want election integrity…. ? Simple Question….Are we allowed to guess the answer?
I think the Maine Wire should have emojis!!🙄
Let me be clear. There is no “G” in the correct spelling of ANUS…King.
Fair selections no way! Not allowed. Only the delusional believe selections are real.