President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday evening aimed at securing U.S. elections.
“The right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for citizens of the United States under the Constitution and Federal law. Federal statutes explicitly prohibit non-citizens from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections and impose criminal penalties for violations,” the order declares. It goes on to state that the U.S. government has an “unavoidable duty” to enforce the law, which includes “preventing violations of Federal criminal law and maintaining public confidence in election outcomes.”
The order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, alongside the Social Security Administration, to compile a list of confirmed U.S. citizens who will be eligible to vote at the time of the next federal election, a White House fact sheet explains. The Postmaster General is to launch a proposed rulemaking process wherein outbound ballot mail is marked as Official Election Mail and has a unique mail barcode that aids in its tracking.
In March 2025, President Trump signed an order to “enforce Federal law and to protect the integrity of our election process.”
“We’re going to fix our elections so that our elections are going to be honorable and honest and people leave and they know their vote is counted. We are going to have free and fair elections. And ideally, we go to paper ballots, same-day voting, proof of citizenship, very big, and voter ID, very simple,” Trump said. “We will secure our elections, and they will be secure once and for all.”
