If President Donald Trump keeps applying pressure like this, then not even activist judges will stop him.
On Tuesday, Trump signed a crucial executive order called “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.”
Moreover, according to Reuters, states that fail to comply with the president’s order could lose federal money, which state governors, particularly those in Democrat-dominated states with laws hostile to election integrity, will surely want to avoid.
“Federal election-related funds will be conditioned on states complying with the integrity measures set forth by federal law, including the requirement that states use the national mail voter registration form that will now require proof of citizenship,” Reuters noted, quoting a White House fact sheet about the EO.
As for the order itself, Trump began by comparing U.S. elections unfavorably to others around the globe.