{"id":53,"date":"2026-05-25T04:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2026-05-25T04:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:11:06","slug":"trump-signs-executive-order-purporting-to-restrict-mail-in-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=53","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signs Executive Order Purporting to Restrict Mail-in Voting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On March 31, President Trump signed Executive Order 14399, titled \u201cEnsuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.\u201d The White House announced the order amidst stiff negotiations in Congress over the SAVE America Act, a bill that would raise proof of citizenship requirements to vote, and roughly seven months ahead of the 2026 Congressional Midterm Elections, with primaries already well underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=52\">U.S. Government Agrees to $1.25 Million Settlement in Michael Flynn Suit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The executive order purports to expand federal control over state-run federal elections in order to crack down on election fraud via mail-in ballots, stating, \u201cThe Federal Government has an unavoidable duty under Article II of the Constitution of the United States to enforce Federal law, which includes preventing violations of Federal criminal law and maintaining public confidence in election outcomes.\u201d The order continues:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=51\">Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To enhance election integrity via the United States Mail, additional measures are necessary. Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters. Unique ballot envelope identifiers, such as bar codes, enable confirmation that only citizens receive and cast ballots, reducing the risk of fraud and protecting the integrity of Federal elections.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It follows a previous order signed by Trump in March 2025 that attempted to exert federal control over state-held voter rolls, portions of which were later challenged in court.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=50\">Trump Administration Releases 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the executive order here or below:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"fullscreen\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.documentcloud.org\/documents\/27964251-ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections-the-white-house\/?embed=1\" style=\"border:1px solid #d8dee2;border-radius:0.5rem;width:100%;height:100%;aspect-ratio:612 \/ 792;\" title=\"Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections \u2013 The White House\" width=\"612\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The order broadens the administration\u2019s effort to expand federal input in state and local elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-executive-branch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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