Trump to Sign Executive Order Enforcing Nationwide Voter ID Requirement

American politics is once again in the news due to the decisions and statements of former President Donald Trump. Recently, Trump has announced that he will sign an Executive Order, under which every American citizen will have to have Voter ID mandatory to cast their vote. This step comes after his March order, in which he made it mandatory to provide proof of citizenship in federal elections.

Trump’s stand on Voter ID and mail-in voting

Trump clearly said on his social media platform Truth Social, “Voter ID should be a part of every vote, without any exception. I am bringing an executive order for this. Apart from this, there will be no mail-in voting, except for those who are seriously ill or military personnel deployed far away.”

This is not the first time Trump has questioned the US election system. Since his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, he has repeatedly claimed that the election was rigged and that Democratic President Joe Biden defeated him “by fraud.”

Constant questions on the electoral system

Trump and his Republican allies have often said that non-US citizens vote on a large scale, although this has never been confirmed by concrete evidence. According to election officials, such cases are extremely rare and illegal.

Along with this, Trump has also demanded the abolition of electronic voting machines several times. He says that machines should be replaced by paper ballots and hand counting. However, experts believe that this process is time-consuming, expensive and less accurate than machines.

Opposition to mail-in voting

Trump said in another statement in August that he would sign an executive order, which would completely end mail-in voting. He claimed that this would bring “honesty” back to the 2026 midterm elections.

He even said that Russian President Vladimir Putin also supported the move. Trump told Sean Hannity on Fox News that Putin had told him that honest elections are not possible with mail-in voting.

But election experts and security officials believe that mail-in voting is safe and Trump’s allegations about it are baseless. Millions of people in the US use mail-in ballots, especially those who are traveling or want to avoid long queues at polling stations on Election Day.

2026 elections and Trump’s strategy

Trump’s announcement comes at a time when the elections to be held on November 3, 2026 are considered to be the first major public test of his domestic and international policies. In this election, the Democrats will try to end the Republican Party’s hold on Congress and Senate so that Trump’s domestic policies can be stopped.

In March, Trump has already issued an order, under which it will now be mandatory to provide proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Already non-US citizens are not allowed to vote in federal elections, but Trump’s new order makes this process more strict.

Now a person filling out the National Mail Voter Registration Form will have to submit one of these documents:

• US passport
• REAL ID driving license or state ID
• Valid photo ID issued by federal or state government

Conclusion

These steps by Donald Trump indicate a major change in the American election system. While on the one hand his supporters consider it an attempt to make elections transparent and secure, critics say that this step is like curbing the right to vote and complicating the democratic process.

In the coming times, it will be interesting to see how much this order of Trump affects American politics and especially the 2026 elections. At this point, it is clear that Trump is focused on changing the electoral system in his own way, so that he can get political benefit for himself and his party.

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