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Trump fans flames of election access as Republican support grows for national voter ID mandate
President Donald Trump is escalating his crusade for voter identification requirements after last week's promise of an executive order to implement such a mandate before November's midterm elections. The push has energized Republicans in Congress, where support for a national voter ID standard has grown.
Trump said he would find a way to require voters to present identification across the U.S., 'whether approved by Congress or not!' The remark, posted to his social platform, underscored his willingness to pursue the policy by executive action if the legislation stalls.
Democrats and voting rights advocates said a unilateral mandate would be unconstitutional, noting that the authority to set the manner of elections rests with the states and Congress. Republican leaders countered that the measure was a common-sense safeguard.