Can Trump Use Executive Authority to Require Voter ID?

[rangerrebew]

Can Trump Use Executive Authority to Require Voter ID?
Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell | February 26, 2026
 

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering an executive order to secure American elections without relying on Congress passing legislation.

Trump has directed his counsel’s office to explore whether he could develop an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification at polling locations across the country, MS NOW first reported.

The Washington Post reported that Trump is preparing a 17-page executive order to declare a national emergency over elections and ban mail-in ballots and voting machines, on the basis that they are susceptible to foreign interference.
 

Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief White House strategist, told The Daily Signal the president should declare an emergency to secure elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.

“It’s the president’s duty as commander in chief to declare a national security emergency and take all necessary precautions today to ensure the safety of the November elections—I just pray we are not already too late,” Bannon said.

 https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/26/can-trump-use-executive-authority-to-require-voter-id/

[rangerrebew]

It doesn't matter what she says.  It doesn't even matter what the law says.  All that matters is what people in black robes say it says.  That's how laws in America work now.

[DefiantMassRINO]

I'm thinking Trump will be thwarted by the 10th Amendment and Article I of the US Constitution ... not that he cares.

If he wants some legislative help from GOP Congress, Trump needs to start putting orange boots up Congressional leaders' @$$es.

[Cyber Liberty]

I expect the SCOTUS will throw this out, which is why Trump will not pull this trigger until October or so.  It'll take time for Appeals to work their way up to the high Court, unless the SCOTUS decides to short-circuit the process by taking the matter into its own hands (which is a possibility).