President Donald Trump said Saturday he will issue an executive order requiring voter ID for federal elections.
“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. No exceptions! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!” he posted on Truth Social.
Trump gave no timeline, however, the next federal vote is the Nov. 3, 2026 midterms. States run elections, subject to federal prohibitions.
He again opposed broad mail-in voting and electronic systems: “Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. Use paper ballots only!!!”
He did not say those items would be in the new order. Earlier this month he had pledged an order to end mail-in voting and return to paper ballots ahead of 2026.
In March, Trump ordered agencies to require documentary proof of US citizenship for federal voter registration and to tighten enforcement on deadlines, voting-machine security, and foreign interference. He said the aim was to prevent “fraud, errors, or suspicion.”
A federal judge blocked much of that order but left in place a directive tightening mail-in ballot deadlines nationwide. After a late-June Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions in an unrelated case, the judge narrowed her order in mid-July to the 19 Democratic-led states that sued.
The administration appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Government lawyers argue the order stays within existing statutes, writing the president “has the authority to interpret for the Executive Branch what they require,” they wrote.
Trump has also pushed the SAVE Act, which passed the House but stalled in the Senate. At the state level, Texas Republicans—as urged by Trump—approved new congressional maps expected to add five GOP seats, with Gov. Greg Abbott signing the bill on Aug. 29. On the flipside, California lawmakers are moving to bolster Democrats’ House hold.
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