President Donald Trump said Saturday he would sign an Executive Order requiring voter identification for all U.S. elections, a move that will likely be challenged in court as unconstitutional.
“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End,” Trump said on Truth Social.
The president also reiterated his intention to ban voting by mail in all cases except for people who were very ill or “Far Away Military.”
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The sweeping reform plans are based on Trump’s persistent claim that voter fraud is a widespread problem in the country that cost him the 2020 election—a claim that he presented no evidence for in the years since, and which numerous investigations by his own administration have also failed to bring charges for.
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Voter identification laws currently differ in each state, but many Republican states have made their laws stricter in recent years in response to Trump’s repeated false claims of fraud. As of 2025, 36 states require identification from voters at the polls.
Still, states vary in their strictness. Some require photo identification, and some have exceptions for low-income voters, those who have religious beliefs against being photographed, or those who are victims of domestic abuse and require confidentiality.
Election laws are set by state legislatures, and are then governed by a combination of the governor,...
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