WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday night, President Donald Trump announced his intention to issue an executive order requiring voter identification for all U.S. elections.

“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!” Trump wrote.

The president also stated he would restrict mail-in voting to only those who are “very ill” and “the faraway military.” He did not provide a timeline or further details on the order.

Legal and Constitutional Questions

Legal experts note that a president does not have the constitutional authority to regulate federal elections unilaterally. The U.S. Constitution grants the power to set the “times, places, and manner” of elections to state legisl

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