Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes NYT - Home Page By: Scott Dance 28 September 2026 at 19:47 The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states explored paper balloting and citizenship verification. Β© Sophie Park for The New York TimesVoters cast primary election ballots in Augusta, Maine, in June. A court ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot withhold federal terrorism preparedness grants from states and localities that donβt explore shifting to paper ballots.