CV NEWS FEED // President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday requiring government-issued proof of citizenship before voting in US elections and revoking Biden-era voting policies.
“This will go a long way toward ending [election fraud],” Trump said during the signing. “There are other steps we will be taking in the coming weeks, and we think we will end up getting fair elections.”
The move comes amid ongoing concerns over election integrity – concerns that intensified after the 2020 presidential election and carried into 2024. A national poll conducted ahead of Election Day 2024 found that nearly 6 in 10 Americans were concerned or very concerned about voter fraud.
Despite these widespread concerns, 15 states did not require voters to show identification for the 2024 election, according to Ballotpedia.
The new executive order, outlined in a White House fact sheet, revokes former President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which directed federal agencies to promote mail-in ballot access.
Trump’s order also conditions federal election funds on state compliance with its election integrity standards. It bans the use of QR code-only ballots, requires paper ballot records, directs the Justice Department to work with states to investigate election fraud, and prohibits counting ballots received after Election Day in federal races.
“We’re going to fix our elections so that our elections are going to be honorable and honest, and people leave and they know their vote is counted,” Trump wrote in a White House statement. “We are going to have free and fair elections. And ideally, we go to paper ballots, same-day voting, proof of citizenship, very big, and voter ID, very simple.”