President Trump signs order mandating proof of citizenship for voters

This includes presenting documents like a U.S. passport, a REAL ID, or other government-issued photo identification.teleSUR

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00:00And on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order that establishes the obligation

00:04to present documents certifying citizenship in order to register and vote in the country's

00:09elections.

00:10According to the leader, states are not adequately verifying voter's citizenship, which would

00:14jeopardize the integrity of the electoral process.

00:17With the order, the Election Assistance Commission will implement a new requirement in its mail-in

00:21voter registration form requiring documentary proof of citizenship.

00:25This action is framing the repeated claims of the head of state about electoral fraud

00:29in the 2020 presidential elections and his persecution of migrants.