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.

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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    21 days ago

    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.

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      21 days ago

      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.

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      20 days ago

      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.