President Donald Trump has taken action to implement new policies to shut down mail-in voting fraud, and Democrats have wasted no time in announcing efforts to oppose it.
Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that directs the secretary of Homeland Security, with the aid of the Social Security Administration, to compile a list of U.S. citizens in each state who are eligible to vote.
‘The American people sent him back to the White House because they overwhelmingly supported his commonsense election integrity agenda.’
The order further asks the U.S. Postal Service to adjust its rules and send ballots only to people on the voter list for each state and that all mail-in ballots be sent in secure envelopes that include a unique tracking barcode.
Each state will receive a list of the eligible voters no fewer than 60 days prior to each regularly scheduled federal election. The order also directs the U.S. attorney general to prioritize investigating and possibly prosecuting anyone — including state and local officials, public and private entities, and individuals — involved in sending ballots to ineligible voters.
Democrats immediately accused the president of infringing on Americans’ right to vote with the order as well as the right of states to run their elections.
“This is another desperate, illegal power grab that shows a total lack of respect for the American people and our Constitution,” read a statement from Oregon State Secretary Tobias Read.
“The Constitution is clear: states run elections. Oregon’s gold standard vote-by-mail elections are secure, fair, and accurate,” he added. “We don’t need decrees from Washington, D.C. My message to the president: We’ll see you in court.”
“This Executive Order is a disgusting overreach from the federal government and shows how little the Trump administration understands about election administration,” said Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D). Fontes likewise pledged to take Trump to court over the EO.
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson released a statement to the Daily Caller about the order.
“Election integrity has always been a top priority for President Trump, and the American people sent him back to the White House because they overwhelmingly supported his commonsense election integrity agenda,” she said.
Congress is currently debating the SAVE Act, also called the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. Democrats have promised to vehemently oppose the bill’s passage.
“The president will do everything in his power to defend the safety and security of American elections and to ensure that only American citizens are voting in them,” Jackson added. “Congress should also expeditiously pass President Trump’s SAVE America Act to protect elections for generations to come.”
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The president has threatened to veto any other bill the Congress passes until the SAVE Act is passed.
“It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else,” he wrote on social media earlier this month.
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