Trump signs sweeping executive action overhauling US elections, including citizenship requirement

Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge

The new mandates, including a proof-of-citizenship requirement and revised voting machine standards, would override the powers of Congress, states, and independent agencies. Elon Musk’s team would investigate voter rolls.

The US President announced more stringent measures for voter registration on Wednesday night via decree. Whether he or his federal government has the power to do so, however, is questionable.

Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order imposing stricter voter registration controls on U.S. states and restricting mail-in voting, after the Republican for years criticized an electoral system supposedly in his favor. Experts have pointed out that the text is an overreach of the executive's powers, and some associations have already vowed to challenge it in court.

US President Donald Trump wants to significantly tighten the rules for voting in the United States. It is about the registration of voters, the postal ballot and electoral monitoring. Trump wants to exert financial pressure to enforce his plans. Certain funds are to be channelled only to those US states that follow. A US President cannot directly force them to change their electoral laws. Trump's new order includes stricter verification requirem…

‘Unlawful’: How Trump’s new voter registration order could reshape elections

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday (US time) requiring people to provide documents proving they are citizens when they register...

Trump signs executive order on national elections

President Trump signed an executive order on national elections. The order requires proof of citizenship for voter registration, limits the counting of mail-in ballots to those received by Election Day and prioritizes laws against non-citizens voting. It also mandates a review of voter registration lists against federal immigration databases. Critics including the ACLU, which plans to challenge the order in court, argue it could disenfranchise c…