Wed Mar 26 03:00:00 UTC 2025: **President Issues Executive Order to Strengthen Election Integrity**
**Washington, D.C. –** President [President’s Last Name] today issued a sweeping executive order aimed at bolstering election integrity across the United States. The order cites concerns about lax enforcement of existing federal election laws, alleging failures to prevent non-citizen voting, adequately verify voter identities, and enforce timely ballot receipt deadlines.
The executive order directs several federal agencies to take immediate action on multiple fronts:
* **Voter Verification:** The Department of Homeland Security will provide state and local election officials with access to databases for verifying citizenship and immigration status of registered voters. The Department of Justice will prioritize enforcement of laws prohibiting non-citizen voting, working with state attorneys general to prosecute illegal registrations and votes. The Election Assistance Commission will revise its national mail voter registration form to require documentary proof of citizenship.
* **Ballot Deadlines:** The order mandates strict adherence to existing federal laws requiring all ballots to be received by Election Day, prohibiting the counting of late-arriving ballots. The Attorney General will enforce this provision against states that violate it.
* **Voting System Standards:** The Election Assistance Commission is instructed to revise voting system guidelines to prioritize voter-verifiable paper trails and ban barcodes as the sole method of vote recording (except for accessibility purposes). Funding for states failing to meet these standards will be reviewed.
* **Foreign Interference:** The Department of Justice will prioritize enforcement of laws against foreign interference in elections, including preventing foreign contributions and expenditures.
* **Information Sharing:** The Attorney General is directed to establish information-sharing agreements with states to facilitate investigations and prosecutions of election-related crimes. Failure to cooperate will result in a review of federal funding to those states.
The order also calls for the cessation of actions implementing Executive Order 14019 (“Promoting Access to Voting”), which was previously rescinded. It emphasizes the administration’s commitment to free, fair, and honest elections, free from fraud and suspicion. The White House contends that these measures are necessary to uphold the integrity of the U.S. electoral system and ensure the accurate counting of votes. The order’s implementation is contingent upon available appropriations and existing legal frameworks.
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