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FEMA Withholds 20% Grant Until States Adopt Paper Ballots

7/10/2026

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FEMA is tying one-fifth of its $1.064 billion terrorism-prevention grant to states’ compliance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s election-security agenda.
The administration said FEMA will withhold 20 % of Homeland Security Grant Program funds until states submit verified compliance plans.
The notice forces states to replace barcode or QR voting machines with hand-marked paper ballots, run a 5 % manual audit, and verify voter citizenship via the federal SAVE database within 120 days.

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FEMA is tying one-fifth of its $1.064 billion terrorism-prevention grant to states’ compliance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s election-security agenda.
The administration said FEMA will withhold 20 % of Homeland Security Grant Program funds until states submit verified compliance plans.
The notice forces states to replace barcode or QR voting machines with hand-marked paper ballots, run a 5 % manual audit, and verify voter citizenship via the federal SAVE database within 120 days.