The Republican governor of Wyoming complained that Department of Justice officials were meddling in state elections by attempting to gain access to voting rolls.
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Bulwark TakesSep 15, 2026
Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon did publicly criticize DOJ election monitors as 'aggressive' and 'irregular' and said he didn't like the federal government 'taking our votes,' so the general complaint of meddling is supported.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
What was said
… So, just to, to expand on that, so he will try to still monkey with the stuff. I mean, even before this ruling came out, I think it was not Wyoming, might have been Montana. I think it was Wyoming. The Republican governor there was, like, complaining that DOJ officials were meddling a lot in their elections, if you recall, and, in, like, trying to get access to their voting rolls, and, like, that's a Republican state. They were upset about that. So I really do i mean, the idea that Trump would be like, Okay, well, I guess we'll have the vote, that's just not going to happen. …
Bulwark Takes · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Sources describe the governor's objections as concerning monitors at a Cheyenne polling place who tried to interview voters and access voting machines, with no source saying Gordon complained about DOJ seeking access to voting rolls.[1][2][4][5]
Supports. AP reports Gov. Mark Gordon called DOJ monitors' behavior 'a bit aggressive' and 'irregular' during the August 18 primary, and Mother Jones and Yahoo quote him saying the federal government is coming in 'taking our votes.'[1][4][6]
Context. DOJ's voter-roll demands are a separate matter: Wyoming's records were requested and the state cooperated, and the Secretary of State's handling of the data drew a misconduct complaint from a private citizen rather than a governor's complaint.[3][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 2 not rated, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 3
- 1Wyoming governor says DOJ poll monitors were 'a bit ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Ranking Members Raskin and Morelle Demand Answers from ...democrats-judiciary.house.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Election Integrity - Wyomingjustice.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Wyoming GOP Governor Decries ‘Aggressive' Election Monitoring by Trump DOJyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Protect our vote: An open letter to our governor, secretary ...wyofile.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Wyoming's primaries were a preview of Trump's midterm interferencemotherjones.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Red state elections chief accused of breaking state law to satisfy Trumprawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
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