Summary
Donald Trump announced plans to reform U.S. elections, including mandating paper ballots, same-day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship, while eliminating mail-in voting.
Trump criticized California’s ban on requiring voter ID, calling for a nationwide overhaul. Though mail-in and early voting surged during the pandemic, Trump has long opposed these methods, claiming fraud, despite evidence showing fraud rates are extremely low.
Critics argue his proposals could disproportionately affect rural, disabled, and nonwhite voters, potentially disenfranchising key Democratic-leaning groups.
The reforms would mark significant shifts in U.S. election policies.
This is why he wants to do that.
When he declared Nov would be the last election, and winning it meant they wouldn’t have to worry about elections again, he meant it!
He’s doing exactly what he said he would do.
Yup. When a fascist tells you they are a fascist, believe them.
Yeah, but something something genocide, so voting is bad actually
When rural voters overwhelmingly voted for you, making it harder for them to vote seems like a great way to shoot yourself in the foot.
they can also add rules to restrict the number of polling places, resulting in disproportionately long lines in cities where democrats live
This is it folks. If he is able to transform our election system with his own two hands, we’ve had our last fair election, I guarantee it. Fraud will be baked in, circumventing any design elements that are ostensibly there to guard against it.
This is the scariest thing I’ve read since the election.
They weren’t quiet about this being the last fair election we would have. I’m also not convinced it was actually a fair election.
But whatever…too late to bitch about the fascists now.
The writing has not even been on the wall here, it’s been part of the plan all along, he’s been saying it all along and it’s obvious after he tried to violently steal it last time.
We’re in a situation where our only hope I they are too incompetent to pull off the democracy destroying evil they are promising.
But… it’s the states that run elections, not the federal government. This doesn’t make any sense.
Don’t worry, I’m sure all the small government conservatives will stop this!
Yeah that’s only when it’s Democrats trying to change things.
And you’ll have to wait 10 hours to vote on a workday because they’ve limited voting locations to one every million people - like they already do in Georgia.
lmao, democracy tm
“We’re gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time,” he said. “And we are gonna look at elections. We want to have paper ballots, one day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship.”
This should come with a national day off for voting, and mandatory voting requirement.
and voting location mandates per capita.
“mandating paper ballots… while eliminating mail-in voting.”
Does he not know mail in ballots are paper ballots? 🤔
This motherfucker better be in a Popemobile 24/7. I got a bad feeling about this guy’s future existence.
Even one of his own tried to kill him
Weren’t they both registered Republicans?
They were.
fuck that, mail in voting has done so much good and it’s a prime step in stopping all this. if we had national mail in voting things would get better fast so no wonder they don’t want it.
what would this mean for states that already do this
I think we all know what the party of small government and states rights thinks of states doing things they don’t agree with.
A big part of why he lost in
20162020 was greatly expanded mail in voting. No surprise he wants to ban it.
Wouldn’t he basically need a constitutional amendment to do this. Which would be almost impossible these days.
Yup. He can try for a reverse VRA but it’s going to be a pretty big fight if he does.
how hard can it be when you hold the Senate, Congress, and the supreme court?
But… I thought he said we wouldn’t have to vote ever again?
It’s because you’ll be standing in line waiting to vote instead.
He also said we’d never hear from him again if he lost in 2020.
Too bad for him the constitution clearly states “the states shall decide” - which is why we have the hodgepodge patchwork bullshit we have now. So he may want to change it, but unless he actually does light the Constitution on fire, this is unlikely to go anywhere.
Suck my dick.
cuts out 80% of the elderly vote in one swift motion
cuts out unprepared idiots who don’t know any better before they leave their house
There goes his voters.
Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like a bad idea to do something that disenfranchises people at the moment.
No, no, by all means push more people to their breaking point. They’ve long done the “fuck around” part and I would love to be around to witness the “and find out” part.
Except that some people walk around with a security detail that everyone else paid for.
Yeah it’s pretty funny cause these ghouls know only how to do one thing.
I feel like the next four years will have the energy of:
“The austerity will continue until moral and ceo shootings improve”.
Good luck with that.
Jesus fuck. If this asshole gets rid of mail-in voting in Colorado…our voting system here is FANTASTIC.
The qons ruin every thing. They plan on making everyone miserable and breaking everything.
