Trump's new electoral reform REVEAL: Proof of citizenship, voter ID,one-day voting and paper ballots

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In a major electoral reform move, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reshape the U.S. voting system. The order mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections, enforces a strict deadline for mail-in ballots, and ties federal funding to state compliance. Additionally, it bans voting systems using QR codes, restricts foreign political donations, and strengthens federal election crime investigations. Supporters argue it ensures election integrity, while critics question its constitutional authority. Will this redefine voting rights in America?    #TrumpExecutiveOrder #ElectionIntegrity #VotingReform #VoterIDLaws #USPolitics  Also Read  Donald Trump Signs Order To Overhaul US elections Including Requiring Proof Of Citizenship :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/donald-trump-signs-order-to-overhaul-us-elections-including-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-4105323.html?ref=DMDesc  Donald Trump's Political Comeback: From Defeat to Winning a Second Term in 2023 :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/donald-trump-political-comeback-2023-011-3979981.html?ref=DMDesc  US Officials Confirm Video Falsely Depicting Voter Fraud in Georgia Linked to Russian Influence Actors :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/us-officials-video-falsely-depicting-voter-fraud-georgia-russian-influence-011-3975647.html?ref=DMDesc    ~HT.408~

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00:00In a significant move, US President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order

00:26aimed at reshaping the country's electoral system.

00:30A key highlight of the order is the proposed mandatory requirement of proof of citizenship

00:35for voter registration in federal elections, a move that could redefine voting rights and

00:41election integrity.

00:42The debate over non-citizen suffrage has been a topic of public discourse since the nation's

00:47founding and this latest measure adds a new chapter to the ongoing conversation on election

00:52reforms.

00:53We have to straighten out our country, we have to straighten out our elections.

00:57Our elections are very dishonest, very corrupt and we have to straighten it out and so easy

01:03to do it and we should go to paper ballots, we should go to one-day voting, we should

01:07go to voter ID and just one other thing, proof of a thing called citizenship in the United

01:13States.

01:14Wouldn't that be nice?

01:15The order also sets a strict deadline for mail-in ballots, requiring that they be received

01:20by election day.

01:22It also mandates that all votes must be cast and received by election day and ties federal

01:27funding to state compliance with this rule.

01:30As it stands, 18 states and Puerto Rico currently accept mailed ballots after election day,

01:36provided they are postmarked on or before the deadline, according to the National Conference

01:40of State Legislatures.

01:43Proof of citizenship, voter ID, one-day voting and paper ballots.

01:47You know, paper ballots are very secure, they have watermark paper, actually it's very intricate

01:52stuff, it's very technologically advanced even though it's paper and you'd have no

01:58trouble, you wouldn't have dishonest elections.

02:01The order also bans voting systems that rely on QR codes or barcodes for vote counting

02:06and prohibits foreign nationals from making certain political donations.

02:10Additionally, states that refuse to cooperate with federal election crime investigations

02:14risk losing federal grants.

02:16With its sweeping measures, the order has the potential to reshape the voting landscape.

02:21Though experts anticipate legal challenges on constitutional grounds.

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