Executive order targets mail-in voting and citizenship verification
White House issued EO directing federal agencies and states to compile citizenship lists, prioritize fraud prosecutions, and restrict mail-in ballot acceptance. ACLU and election-law experts argue the order conflicts with federal statutes that vest election administration in the states and Congress.
Evidence
2 sources- 01https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/
Federal Register
trust 0.98“Executive Order: Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections — full text published by the White House.”
- 02https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-condemns-president-trumps-executive-order-attempting-to-restrict-mail-in-voting
ACLU
trust 0.85“ACLU statement: 'The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemns President Trump's new unlawful executive order attempting to restrict mail-in voting nationwide, continuing a pattern of unconstitutional attacks on our freedom to vote.'”
Across the aisle
Voices on this issue
Independent voices from different starting points, on the record about this kind of action. The framework grades behavior, not party — these quotes come from people who would say the same thing under any administration.
From the right
“A president has no constitutional authority to dictate to the states how they conduct federal elections. The Constitution vests that power in state legislatures, subject only to acts of Congress.”
J. Michael Luttig
Federal appellate judge appointed by George H.W. Bush; longtime conservative legal scholar.
Luttig has consistently testified that election administration is reserved to states and Congress, not the executive branch. House Jan 6 Committee testimony (2022, principle restated 2026)
From the right
“No party that thinks the truth is whatever its leader says it is can be trusted with the machinery of elections.”
Liz Cheney
Former Republican Conference Chair; Vice Chair of the House Jan 6 Committee.
Cheney delivered this principle in her Reagan Library address; it applies directly to executive attempts to override state election authority. Reagan Library address
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