Trump Signs Executive Order To Tighten Voting Rules
5 weeks ago
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at tightening voting rules nationwide. The order calls for creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail-in ballots.
It directs federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, to work with states on voter data and seeks to stop the Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to people not on approved lists. The order also calls for barcodes on ballot envelopes and threatens to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply.
Democratic officials in several states, including Oregon, Arizona, and Maine, have already promised legal challenges, while legal experts question whether the order is constitutional.
It directs federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, to work with states on voter data and seeks to stop the Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to people not on approved lists. The order also calls for barcodes on ballot envelopes and threatens to withhold federal funding from states that do not comply.
Democratic officials in several states, including Oregon, Arizona, and Maine, have already promised legal challenges, while legal experts question whether the order is constitutional.
