President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he plans to issue an executive order aimed at establishing nationwide voting standards to prevent fraud, with the main focus being on voter identification.
The commander in chief also said the order would establish paper ballots and limit mail-in voting to members of the military posted abroad or those who are too sick to vote in person.
“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!” he wrote Saturday on Truth Social
Trump added, “Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!!! President DJT.”
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This order will almost certainly face legal challenges.
Precedent shows that despite federal and local governments sharing certain powers when it comes to elections, the states ultimately decide how their voting systems are run, so there is a strong possibility this executive order would be struck down.
Yet the goal of Trump’s order isn’t to remake America’s entire voting apparatus with the stroke of a pen. It’s to bring more attention to the issue, so Congress — and individual states — can codify it by passing legislation.
Trump has always been a dealmaker. This is part of his strategy. By publicizing an order that lays out — point by point — what the issues are, it gives the public a chance to understand the need for specific changes.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has already claimed to have passed, or enshrined, dozens of Trump’s executive orders into law.
Examples include defunding public media, Department of Government Efficiency cuts, a golden dome missile defense shield, and increased domestic oil production. All of which began as executive orders.
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