# Election officials face pressure from Trump administration

https://mins.news/en/video/119686

- ABC News, 2026-10-28 19:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wqaJEd0WDY

> Sam Hayes, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Elections, weighs in on the Trump administration’s threat to prosecute California election workers over concerns about voter rolls.

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