Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections
Federal Government Orders Citizenship Lists and Tracking for Mail Ballots
What it does
Agencies must compile and share State citizenship lists and require the postal service to track mail-in ballots with unique envelope identifiers.
Real-world impact
- States receive federal lists of citizens eligible to vote before federal elections.
- Postal service must track and mark mail-in ballots with unique barcodes.
- Attorney General prioritizes investigations and potential prosecutions for election fraud.
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Summary
This order directs federal agencies to compile and send States lists of confirmed United States citizens who will be eighteen years old by upcoming federal elections and who live in each State, and to set up tracking of mail-in and absentee ballots using unique envelope identifiers.
It requires the postal service to adopt barcodes or similar tracking on ballot envelopes and instructs the Justice Department to prioritize investigations and prosecutions of election fraud. The order aims to prevent non-citizen voting, protect mail ballot integrity, and increase public confidence in federal elections.
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