President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at new registration requirements and voting by mail.
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Consider This from NPRAug 28, 2026
In his second term, President Trump has made moves to overhaul how key aspects of elections in the U.S. are run. This includes signing two executive orders: One is aimed at new registration requirements, the other at voting by mail. Both are being challenged in court. With midterm elections fast approaching, where do things stand? This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Kwesi Lee. Our director is Jonas Adams. …
Sources confirm Trump signed two election executive orders: a first one aimed at registration (documentary proof of citizenship on the federal form, later blocked by courts) and a March 31, 2026 order (EO 14399) restricting mail-in ballot transmission via USPS. The claim matches the passage and the sources, and the orders are being challenged in court, as the passage says.
What we found
Supports. NPR's October 2026 interview states Trump 'has issued two executive orders on elections,' the first targeting registration by requiring documentary proof of citizenship and the second addressing absentee ballots through the Postal Service.[6]
Supports. Reuters reports Trump signed an executive order on March 31, 2026 aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules nationwide, including requiring absentee ballots to go only to voters on each state's approved list.[1]
Supports. The White House fact sheet and the Executive Order 14399 text confirm the March 31, 2026 order on citizenship verification and mail-in/absentee ballot procedures through USPS.[3][4]
Supports. A Congressional Research Service report identifies two orders: E.O. 14248 (March 25, 2025), which addresses mail ballot return deadlines, and E.O. 14399 (March 31, 2026), which addresses mail balloting materials; both are subject to pending litigation.[5]
Context. Courts have blocked much of the first order and the USPS implementation of the mail-voting order; the Supreme Court later cleared the way for the mail-voting order to proceed. This does not affect whether the orders were signed.[2][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Trump signs order on mail ballots, escalating election overhaul pushreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2The Supreme Court clears way for Trump mail-in voting orderapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Executive Order 14399—Ensuring Citizenship Verification and ...govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5varycongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6How Trump's attacks on voting system integrity might affect ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 7Trump threats to mail-in voting won’t significantly impact midterms, Penn experts saythedp.com · not rated · cited for: context
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