Trump made the remarks while accepting the "Patriot of the Year" award at a Long Island event on Thursday.

Summary

Donald Trump announced plans to reform U.S. elections, including mandating paper ballots, same-day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship, while eliminating mail-in voting.

Trump criticized California’s ban on requiring voter ID, calling for a nationwide overhaul. Though mail-in and early voting surged during the pandemic, Trump has long opposed these methods, claiming fraud, despite evidence showing fraud rates are extremely low.

Critics argue his proposals could disproportionately affect rural, disabled, and nonwhite voters, potentially disenfranchising key Democratic-leaning groups.

The reforms would mark significant shifts in U.S. election policies.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    571·
    16 days ago

    “mandating paper ballots… while eliminating mail-in voting.”

    Does he not know mail in ballots are paper ballots? 🤔

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      47·
      16 days ago

      The point is to eliminate voting options, the “justifications” are made up. Anything that moves closer to “not being able to vote” is the goal.

      • scutiger@lemmy.world
        10·
        15 days ago

        Paper ballots are also easier to falsify, with all the videos of box stuffing in corrupt countries.

        That said, Canada uses paper ballots and hand counting, and I’m not aware of any accusations of election fraud related to that ever happening.

        • Revan343@lemmy.ca
          3·
          10 days ago

          We also have a non-partisan federal elections agency. With individual US states in charge of running their own federal elections, there’s more room for Republican state-level government to cheat on the federal election