EXCLUSIVE: RNC launches election integrity intervention against "Russia hoaxer Marc Elias"

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is launching its latest election integrity salvo, and “Russia hoaxer Marc Elias” is squarely in its sights.

The Washington Reporter can exclusively confirm that the RNC, under the leadership of Chairman Michael Whatley, is formally intervening in a case to defend Wyoming House Bill 156, a law that requires documentary proof of citizenship to vote.

In the case in question, Equality State Policy Center v. Gray, Elias is using a left-wing group to sue Wyoming’s Republican Secretary of State, Chuck Gray.

If Elias’s case is successful, it could be easier for non-citizens to vote.

Across the country, Republicans have made it a priority to prevent non-citizens from voting. The House recently passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas) — which would require provide documentary proof of citizenship at the time of registration.

Gray told the Reporter that he welcomes the backup from the RNC.

“We welcome this motion to help us in defending Wyoming's common-sense, conservative election integrity law requiring proof of citizenship for registering to vote,” he said. “We need all hands on deck to combat radical left-wing DNC attorney Marc Elias' attacks on any and all conservative election integrity reforms, including Wyoming's common-sense proof of citizenship requirement.”

“Only American citizens should be able to vote in American elections,” Whatley told the Reporter. “Democrats are suing Wyoming for a simple reason: they want to make it easier for noncitizens to vote.”

“That’s unacceptable, which is why the RNC is stepping in to defend the state’s proof of citizenship requirement, a policy that the American people overwhelmingly support,” Whatley said.

The RNC’s latest legal moves follow an incredibly active 2024 cycle, in which the RNC led almost 200 election integrity lawsuits to defend voter ID, citizenship requirements, mail ballot protections, and more.

While the RNC’s intervention makes its way through the courts, there no doubt that the American people are on its side.

Recent polling found that 83 percent of voters favor requiring voter ID.