• Trump to issue an executive order requiring voter ID for every vote.
• Mail-in voting will only be allowed for the severely ill or military personnel.
• The announcement follows Trump’s claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
• Experts question the constitutionality of such an executive order.
• The upcoming 2026 elections will be pivotal for Trump's policies.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he plans to sign an executive order mandating voter identification for all voters. On Truth Social, he stated, “Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!” He further specified that mail-in voting would only be permitted for those "very ill" or for military personnel stationed far from their voting locations, reinforcing his long-standing campaign to reform the U.S. electoral process, according to HuffPost and Reuters.

Trump has consistently suggested that his 2020 election loss was the result of widespread fraud, a claim that electoral experts have refuted as baseless. In his push to overhaul the voting system, he has criticized electronic voting machines while advocating for the use of paper ballots and hand counts, processes that election officials argue are less efficient and accurate, according to Newsweek and IndiaTimes.

The executive order to mandate voter ID would impose additional requirements on voters, particularly affecting those in states with no current identification laws. Experts have remarked that such a measure may not withstand legal scrutiny since the U.S. Constitution assigns states the authority to regulate their elections, thus questioning Trump's constitutional power to enforce uniform ID regulations across the country, as highlighted by Al Jazeera and Newsweek.

Trump's announcement is part of a broader strategy as the November 3, 2026, elections approach, which will serve as a significant evaluation of his policies since returning to the presidency. Political analysts anticipate that Democrats will seek to reclaim control in Congress, aiming to obstruct Trump's domestic agenda amidst his attempts to reshape electoral regulations, according to IndiaTimes and TRT Global.