Overview
- President Donald Trump signed the order Tuesday directing Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile state-by-state lists of confirmed U.S. citizen voters to be sent to states at least 60 days before each federal election.
- The order tells the Postal Service to mail absentee ballots only to people on each state’s approved mail list and to use envelopes with unique barcodes for tracking.
- It instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate officials who issue ballots to ineligible voters and warns that federal funds could be withheld from states that refuse to comply.
- Election officials in Oregon, Arizona, and Maine vowed to sue within hours, and legal experts cite the Constitution’s Elections Clause in predicting fast court injunctions.
- Analysts warn the DHS SAVE database can mislabel citizens and say the Postal Service’s independence and workload make nationwide changes before the 2026 midterms unlikely.