Trump Signs Exec Order to Overhaul Election in US

Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order enacting broad changes to US elections, including mandating voters to show proof that they are American citizens, counting only mail or absentee ballots received by Election Day and prohibiting non-US citizens from being able to donate in certain elections.

- Agencies

Citing India and other countries as examples, Trump said the US fails to enforce "basic and necessary election protections" used worldwide.

"India and Brazil tie voter identification to a biometric database, while the US largely relies on self-attestation for citizenship," he said. "Germany and Canada require paper ballots, while the US has a patchwork of methods often lacking basic chain-of-custody protections."

Trump's order also noted that while Denmark and Sweden limit mail-in voting to those unable to vote in person and do not count late-arriving ballots, the US allows widespread mail voting with officials accepting ballots even without postmarks.