President Donald Trump has just signed a major executive order to crack down on “fake elections” by restoring voter integrity.
Trump signed the order on Tuesday afternoon.
The order requires that federal funding be cut to states that refuse to take steps to secure elections.
It also asserts that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resources will be used to ensure illegal aliens are not voting.
For the first time ever, a citizenship question is now mandatory on the voting form.
Trump’s order also instructs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to vigorously pursue election crimes.
The DOJ will especially crack down in states not compliant with federal law around election integrity.
In addition, the order directs the updating of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0 and security standards for voting equipment.
This includes requiring a voter-verifiable paper ballot record and not using ballots in which the counted vote is contained within a barcode or QR code.
The order also directs the attorney general to enter into information-sharing agreements with state election officials to identify cases of election fraud or other election law violations.
The DOJ will also take appropriate action against states that count ballots received after Election Day in federal elections.
It also revokes former President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14019.
Biden’s order turned federal agencies into Democrat voter turnout centers, the Trump administration notes.
Trump signed the order during a Tuesday press event.
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The order is designed to tackle the number of illegal aliens who are on America’s voter rolls.
The Trump administration aims to “fully weaponize” DHS data to ensure that foreign nationals are not casting ballots.
The action seeks to include a “citizenship question” on federal voting forms and reduce federal election funding to states that don’t take “reasonable steps” to secure their balloting.
The administration is calling it “the farthest-reaching executive action taken in the history of the Republic to secure our elections.”
Trump’s order commands wide-ranging changes to how U.S. elections are conducted.
Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has repeatedly outlined his vision for securing U.S. elections.
His administration has taken actions to vastly increase election security.
After signing, Trump said more election actions would be taken in the coming weeks.
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