Trump signs order in attempt to vastly reshape U.S. elections

[applegrove]

https://www.democracydocket.com/

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Trump signs order in attempt to vastly reshape U.S. elections

*President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to tighten rules for U.S. elections and threatened funding cuts to states that do not comply. The order will be challenged in court by voting rights groups.

*Among the changes, the 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 order mandates the Social Security commissioner must share federal databases with state and local election officials verifying the eligibility of registered voters and those attempting to register. It also charges the Department of Homeland Security and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to review state voter registration lists.

*The Trump administration claimed the executive order was necessary to prevent election fraud, specifically noncitizens voting in federal elections. However, election fraud, including noncitizen voting, is exceptionally rare.

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[LS0999]

1. It seems like this nightmare is becoming unstoppable

It's going to take a revolution to stop it and I don't see that happening. They are already planning to rig the elections if they even bother holding them.

[applegrove]

4. It is an executive order not a law from Congress. There

it is vulnerable to Constitutional challenges before the courts. So that is heartening. And the fact he put it as an executive order makes me think the SAVE Act is not going anywhere and that is good.

[struggle4progress]

2. "Ahem. Go fug yaseff"

[milestogo]

3. He is such a liar.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Voter Intimidation and SUPPRESSION.

Meant to discourage people from exercising their Civic duty.

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. And so the Orban model is nearly complete.

And we’re at what? 66 days?

This shouldn’t hold up in any court.

[lindysalsagal]

7. POTUS has no role in elections. He might as well sign a letter to Santa.

The State secretaries aren't under his jurisdiction.

[applegrove]

8. Good to know.

[mr715]

9. Lawsuit, not going to happen.

Federalism.

[Johonny]

14. Not even sure states will sue

His EO only covers the executive branch that has basically no reach on state run elections. I think they can just ignore it. What the fuck can he do to enforce it?

[mr715]

15. Heh

Light to high treason. These days we're in.

[crimycarny]

10. Distraction from security breach disaster

Trump is doing this as a "hey! look over there!" to distract from the disaster of Signal-gate.

I hope the media doesn't fall for it.

[applegrove]

11. I think you may be right.

[B.See]

12. Trump TOLD his devotees,

vote this last time, and they won't have to anymore.

Which SHOULD'VE inspired everyone else to vote as if they'd never get another chance.

Believe these fascists when they tell/show us who and what they are.

[Ping Tung]

13. How are the plans for the Reichstag Fire going Herr Donald?

[mzmolly]

16. So, they want to use SS information to verify voting eligibility, after saying

they have to purge 'fraudulent' names and info. from the SS database?

Corruption out in the open. Just when I think they can't make me any more angry...

[Crunchy Frog]

17. Who didn't see this coming?

Of course they'll never allow another election to take place that they might lose.

[ecstatic]

18. I'm really embarrassed. We never really had free and fair elections here.

You can't call it that when we have the electoral college and there's so much effort put into voter suppression.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. MaddowBlog-With his elections executive order, Trump claims powers he does not have

In a brazen power-grab, the president is trying to assert new authority over federal elections. Court fights appear inevitable.

With his elections executive order, Trump claims powers he does not have www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

There’s a term for efforts by presidents to assert authority that they do not have: They’re called power-grabs.

— Steve Price (@slashersteve.bsky.social) 2025-03-26T15:54:13.896Z

With his elections executive order, Trump claims powers he does not have www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

There’s a term for efforts by presidents to assert authority that they do not have: They’re called power-grabs.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-executive-order-trump-claims-powers-not-rcna198163

Keep that in mind when reading about the president’s latest executive order. NBC News reported:

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order attempting a major overhaul of American elections, requiring people to prove their citizenship when they register to vote. The order — which also includes an array of other changes, from mail-in ballot deadlines to election equipment — could risk disenfranchising tens of millions of Americans. Election law experts questioned whether Trump had the authority to make the changes, saying the order is all but certain to be met with legal challenges.

Last year, congressional Republicans tried to advance legislation called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (or SAVE Act), that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. The bill did not, however, pass the Senate or become law.....

But that’s not all the latest executive order does. From the NBC News report:

The executive order makes a number of other sweeping changes, including prohibiting certain election equipment that uses QR codes. Those changes would force states to buy and install new election equipment at significant cost. The order also requires that all ballots must be received by Election Day, an attempt to override states that allow mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day to be received afterward. It also asks the Department of Government Efficiency and federal agencies to hunt through state voter rolls in pursuit of ineligible voters.[/blockquote]

A Washington Post report summarized the problem succinctly: “The U.S. Constitution designates the power to regulate the ‘time, place and manner’ of elections to the states, with the proviso that Congress can step in and override those laws. It gives no specific power to the president to do so. Election experts said that Trump was claiming power he does not have and that lawsuits over the measure were all but guaranteed.”

The SAVE Act is dead and this executive order is both poorly written and totally unenforceable. trump is desperate to stop free and fair elections