CBCF EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections Executive Order #14399 Date Issued: March 31, 2026 Topic: Voting, Immigration
WHAT DOES THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DO? This executive order authorizes federal agencies to develop a list of eligible voters in each state based on information from sensitive federal databases to ensure that only US citizens vote in federal elections, despite acknowledging that existing federal law already prohibits noncitizens from registering to vote or voting in federal elections. The order threatens election officials who provide ballots to ineligible voters with prosecution and encourages federal agencies to withhold funding from states that do not comply with this order. The order also empowers the United States Postal Service (USPS) to reject mail-in and absentee ballots from individuals who do not appear on a list developed by the federal government and shared with states.
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