Trump signs executive order exerting control over elections process in the U.S.

[RamsayBolton]

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

The order could be used to justify canceling a future election, one Democratic official warned. “It’s very methodical, and very, very dangerous.”

www.votebeat.org

The order, titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” instructs government agencies to:

• Take steps to require people registering to vote to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a U.S. passport, and require federal agencies to help state and local officials verify voters’ citizenship;
• Prohibit the counting of absentee and mail ballots received after Election Day, which some states currently permit;
• Withhold federal funds from states that don’t cooperate with requirements in the order;
• Change voting system certification guidelines set by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to largely ban the use of barcodes or quick-response codes; and include voter-verifiable paper records; the EAC would have 180 days to review and recertify voting systems under the new standards and rescind certifications under the old standards;
• Order the Department of Homeland Security, together with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, to review states' voter rolls and voter list maintenance “for consistency with federal requirements.”

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

Yo wtf…. My man is already making plans to rig the next election smh

 

[Wild self]

TLR clapping like circus seals over this.

He wants to be a dictator ao bad that he gonna get all of his cronies killed.

 

[Vandelay]

Y'all knew it was coming.

Just gotta put that unlimited terms in place and the trifecta is in place.

• Voter suppression/interference
• Unlimited terms
• Presidential immunity

King Trump...

 

[the cac mamba]

utterly meaningless this has zero power over any state running its elections

a lot of this shyt is just trump writing useless E.O.'s, so he can tell his stupid redneck base that "he did it", and "they won"

 

[Arcavian]

weak ass shyt

 

[MarcP]

majority black districts will conveniently have their votes rolled in just after the deadline

 

[BiggWebb79]

Judges about to block this like Mutombo

 

[Micky Mikey]

Welp there goes legitimate elections in '26 and '28. This is just as troubling as the leaked war plans fiasco and I'm afraid this will be overlooked amidst all this chaos.


We aren't votng our way out of this..

 

[Strapped]

When are we going to see an amendment to the constitution allowing for a third term . I want to see how the media deals with it

 

[Piff Perkins]

Not happening.

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

This is illegal. A president doesn't have this authority. Election laws are controlled by states and Congress, not the White House. He can't unilaterally change voter registration rules, dictate how states count ballots, or withhold federal funds to force compliance.

Still, people shouldn't ignore this because it gives critical insight into how he plans to undermine elections in the future. Even if courts block it, the goal is to spread the idea that elections can't be trusted unless *they* win. The order might not have any real legal standing, but that won't stop Red states from adhering to the "spirit" of it to further disenfranchise voters.

 

[Big Blue]

Bu buh buh Kamala

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

Purging the voter rolls like Mississippi in 1876

 

[Jx2]

Let him eat cheeseburgers!!