Trump signs executive order to combat US election 'fraud'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Republicans have defended that measure as necessary to restore public confidence in elections.
56% : The order aims to require votes to be 'cast and received' by Election Day and says federal funding should be conditional on state compliance.
53% : Trump's order directs federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration and the State Department to share with election officials federal data that could help them identify noncitizens on their rolls.
52% : The order also eliminates 'postmarked by' deadlines on mail voting, a DOGE review of voter registration databases, limiting the use of electronic ballots and plans to withhold federal assistance to non-compliant states.
50% : The order's documentary proof of citizenship requirement signals that the president is not waiting for congressional Republicans to pass their long-anticipated Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, which has aimed to do the same thing.
44% : Donald Trump signed an executive order making radical changes to ensure elections are 'free, fair, and honest' and possibly taking millions off the voter rolls.
22% : Trump has focused particularly on mail voting, arguing that it´s insecure and invites fraud even as he has shifted his position on the issue given its popularity with voters, including Republicans.

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