Overview

• In a Saturday night Truth Social post, the president said he will issue an executive order requiring ID for every ballot and limiting mail-in voting to the very ill and overseas military while urging paper ballots over machines.
• The White House has not released text or implementation details, and the pledge follows a March order on proof of citizenship that was largely blocked in court.
• Federal judges, including Denise J. Casper and Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, have found the presidency likely overstepped on setting election rules that the Constitution assigns to states and Congress.
• States, voting-rights groups, and legal advocates are expected to sue immediately, with the fight unfolding as the 2026 midterms approach.
• Voter ID laws already vary, with 36 states requiring some form of identification and others allowing alternatives such as affidavits or signature verification.