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2. Requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections
Trump published an executive order Tuesday titled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections."
The order directs the Election Assistance Commission to require "documentary proof of United States citizenship" in its national mail voter registration form in addition to mandating "a State or local official to record on the form the type of document that the applicant presented as documentary proof of United States citizenship."
Examples of materials that constitute "documentary proof of United States citizenship" include a U.S. passport, "an official military identification card that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States" and "a valid Federal or State government-issued photo identification if such identification indicates that the applicant is a United States citizen."
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The order also instructs several federal government agencies to review voter registration lists alongside federal and state records in order to ensure that non-citizens are not registered to vote.
Another goal of the executive order is to make sure that ballots that arrive after Election Day are not counted. Trump directed the U.S. Attorney General to take action against states that count ballots that arrive after Election Day in their vote totals and conditioned federal funding to states on whether or not they comply with federal law establishing Election Day as the "uniform and nondiscriminatory ballot receipt deadline."
Progressive civil rights organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, called the order an "overreach of executive power and a direct threat to the fundamental right to vote."
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
