Trump spreads falsehoods about voting while pushing new rules in speech to governors - Poynter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : If states required "proof of citizenship, voter ID, paper ballots, one day voting," Trump said, it would result in knowing "the results of your election by 10 p.m." What Trump leaves out: The vast majority of U.S. voters already use paper ballots; a majority of states require voter ID at the polls; and only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections.
52% : "States that are able to certify results faster, like Florida, have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to modernize their laws and equipment," Wyman said.
52% : States with limited in-person voting, such as Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado and California, "would also need to buy substantial new tabulation equipment for polling places, as most have centralized tabulation equipment," Wyman said.
47% : Trump has long wanted election results by 10 p.m., but some of his policy changes would add complexity.
44% : Trump's comments could give the impression that the U.S. doesn't have paper ballots or voter ID and that's why results aren't available a few hours after polls close.
34% : Trump has a long history of falsehoods about voting, and his efforts to raise doubt about results that come after election night has led to election worker threats.
26% : In a statement to PolitiFact, the White House said Trump was referring to the costs of ballot marking devices that let voters select their choices on a touch screen.
22% : It's unclear which of France's elections Trump was referring to (France held parliamentary elections in summer 2024), but these statements are misleading.
12% : Trump has a long history of falsehoods about voting, and his efforts to raise doubt about results has led to election worker threats President Donald Trump told governors to change their election laws and repeated falsehoods and misleading statements to make his case for new voting policies.

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