Voter fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote. The Trump administration has launched a new initiative to investigate alleged noncitizen voter fraud ahead of the midterm elections, despite widespread consensus among election officials and researchers that such fraud is minimal. Critics argue the effort is politically motivated and risks undermining public trust in the electoral process.

The administration maintains that safeguarding election integrity requires aggressive action, even in the absence of substantiated claims.