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Via press release from Democracy Docket:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday commanding wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are administered, a move that will be swiftly challenged by voting rights organizations across the country.
Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has repeatedly outlined his extreme vision for U.S. elections, and his administration has taken actions that would, if permitted, vastly increase federal control over elections.
Tuesday’s executive order is an extension of those efforts by attempting to make it more difficult for Americans to register to vote, to vastly increase federal supervision over state registration rolls and to punish states that do not comply with the order.
Among the changes, Trump’s order would punish states that count ballots received after Election Day and would make significant modifications to voting systems and security standards for voting equipment.
It would also require proof of citizenship for Americans who attempt to register to vote or to update registration information through a federal form, a move that would make it much harder for eligible voters to use the form.
The Department of Justice must go after states that count absentee or mail-in ballots received for federal elections after Election Day under the order, while those states would also lose access to grants to improve their election systems.
Read the full press release.
Moments ago, Donald Trump signed a massive voter suppression executive order. This will not stand. We will sue.
— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) March 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
President Trump signs executive order on election integrity, which will include putting a citizenship question on the federal voting form. pic.twitter.com/dcUmya6Z8y
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 25, 2025