Trump signs sweeping order attacking mail-in voting President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday targeting mail-in voting, escalating his long-running effort to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The directive, which marks the most aggressive federal action yet in Trump’s campaign against mail-in voting, includes measures to create a national voter list, mandate secure ballot envelopes, and require federal agencies to enforce strict eligibility checks for absentee ballots. In a statement during the signing ceremony, Trump claimed that “cheating on mail-in voting is legendary. It’s horrible,” accusing Democrats of using the system to “cheat.” He reiterated his longstanding allegations of widespread fraud, despite repeated refutations by election officials and experts. “Democrats want to use it for cheating,” he said, framing the order as a necessary step to protect the integrity of elections. The order directs the Department of Homeland Security to collaborate with the Social Security Administration to compile lists of verified U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state. It also instructs the U.S. Postal Service to send absentee ballots only to voters on approved lists and mandates the use of secure ballot envelopes with unique barcodes for tracking. States would receive updated mail voter lists at least 60 days before federal elections, while the attorney general is tasked with prioritizing investigations into cases involving ballots sent to ineligible voters. States that fail to comply with the new requirements could face a loss of federal funding, a provision designed to pressure jurisdictions to adopt the administration’s policies.#donald_trump #social_security_administration #department_of_homeland_security #democracy_docket #us_postal_service
Trump’s emergency elections order is ‘being prepared,’ key ally believes A prominent election denier and Trump ally, Jerome Corsi, has claimed that a plan to use an executive order to control elections is currently being prepared. Corsi, known for promoting conspiracy theories about Barack Obama’s birthplace, made the remarks during a right-wing podcast. He argued that the scheme is rooted in the belief that Chinese operatives influenced the 2020 election, a claim widely dismissed as baseless. Corsi asserted that President Donald Trump remains committed to taking “strong executive action” to prevent what he calls “election theft” in the 2026 midterm elections. He emphasized that Trump would not allow the process to proceed without unilateral intervention, framing the executive order as a necessary measure to safeguard the election system. According to reports, Corsi and other anti-voting activists are working with the White House to draft an executive order that would grant Trump the power to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines. A leaked version of the draft, obtained by the advocacy group Democracy Docket, was published by conservative lawyer Peter Ticktin, a Trump ally. The document reportedly outlines procedures for the president to override election rules, citing alleged vulnerabilities in the voting infrastructure. Corsi also referenced a conspiracy theory involving Michigan voting machines from the 2020 election, which he claims could justify the emergency order. He claimed that algorithms within state voter registration databases could be exploited to create fake voter records, enabling fraudulent ballot schemes. This theory, however, has been repeatedly debunked by election officials and cybersecurity experts.#donald_trump #michigan #jerome_corsi #democracy_docket #peter_ticktin
