The Fast Approaching Executive Battle for America's Elections

Topic: Elections

I drew my inspiration for this article from my presentation in Vero Beach, Florida, on Monday. It was for the Republican Club of Indian River and was my first presentation since December 7, 2024, in Prescott, Arizona. Much has changed in the American political world in just three months, so I was left with little choice but to retool my offerings. Given the spate of executive actions taken by the newly seated President Trump and from scrutinizing info given to me by my own sources, I am led to believe investigations and potential orders addressing the gaping holes in our national elections are right around the corner.

Three years ago, I published my Ten Points to True Election Integrity, which would offer Americans elections they can trust; however, readers of this journal most definitely know I am a realist above all else, and we are not on a pathway to have these ten points drive sea level change in our elections in the next four years:

Why?

Because most of the needed reforms shown above require state-level legislative actions. In some states, Democrat trifectas have no interest in reforming their elections, which show demerits like these:

In other states, even states Trump won, Republican legislatures (which are often owned by lobbyists, like in Arizona) are handcuffed by Democrat or establishment Republican governors with little to no appetite for election reform. Then, after we check off states one by one, there are still prevailing attitudes within Republican Party ranks that believe, since Trump won, there is no trouble with our elections and that perhaps 2020 was simply the political equivalent of a bad dream.

Americans in the Trump 47 era are faced with an unfortunate double-edged sword. For those who support Trump’s agenda, which now has record-high approval, his presidential actions and executive orders have been impressively bold and focused on maximum impact. For those considering the long-term picture, the total breakdown and compromise of the legislative branch of government means the chief executive exercises maximum power and authority, creating a precedent that will extend to future, less virtuous presidents. This means all Trump executive actions must be handed down in such a manner that they are irreversible and transformative.

President Trump is checking off campaign promises at lightning speed. He also promised massive overhauls for elections, and with the next campaign cycle looming and consultants circling like birds of prey, these actions will almost certainly be on the way in short order.

If I were to advise the administration on which three executive actions should be prioritized to have maximum impact, I would counsel the following:

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I. Create the Election Reform Committee

One of my favorite books is James Michener’s Texas. In that massive novel, the fictitious Texas governor of the 1980s assembles a panel of educators, businessmen, and cultural aficionados to undertake a massive project to document the history of the state and create an accurate curriculum to pass down to future generations.

I would advise the very first step of executive actions for election reform to act in the same fashion and establish the formal Election Reform Committee. Ideally, it will be spearheaded by someone consumed by zeal for the topic with a broad knowledge of all things impacting the transparency, fidelity, and fairness of elections.

In discussing this very concept with someone high up the food chain and with ideal placement for the recommendation, I was given a practical framework from which to further document a vision for this plan. My contact, who many readers would be familiar with but for strategic reasons I shall leave anonymous, suggests four prongs governing the conduct of the committee:

· Investigate

· Expose

· Prosecute

· Reform

Investigate

The committee must consolidate relevant and actionable findings and conduct further investigation as needed into the corruption of the 2020 election and its related rule changes, processes, and violations of law. This will be the factual foundation from which remaining lines of effort originate.

Expose

The material stemming from the investigative phase will require accurate and concise presentation of information to the public, offering them the transparency they were deprived of in the 2020 election. Public unveiling of committee findings will be focused on the most ironclad violations of law, process, and public trust meant to garner maximum support for subsequent committee actions.

Prosecute

The foundation for the manipulation of the 2020 election was established long before ballots were tabulated. Any changes made to election procedures that circumvented legislative authority were illegal, and therefore, negated the legal framework of a lawful election. In keeping with the findings of the committee and affording due process, those guilty of criminally manipulating the 2020 election shall be prosecuted.

Reform

All actionable items identified by the committee and subsequent analysis should be pursued by the Department of Justice and, when possible, altered by executive order to ensure American confidence in the electoral process.

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