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Republican Party19. Elections

Voter ID, paper ballots and proof of citizenship

“SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP”

In plan2024 Republican Platform, promise 19 of 20, sourceQuote not yet checked against its sourceVerified by Pavel Guzhikov

  1. Promised
  2. In plan
  3. Legislated
  4. Funded
  5. Delivering
  6. Delivered

Where it stands

No law has been enacted. The House passed the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to register, on 10 April 2025 (220 to 208), and a revised version on 11 February 2026 (218 to 213); the Senate has held no final vote. A federal court permanently barred the proof-of-citizenship requirement in Executive Order 14248 on 31 October 2025. On 29 June 2026 the Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, in Watson v. RNC that federal Election Day law does not stop states counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Over 98% of jurisdictions already used voting systems with a paper record of every vote (EAC, May 2025).

What has happened

  1. Promised. Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises
  2. In plan. Executive Order 14248 directs the Election Assistance Commission to require documentary proof of US citizenship on the federal voter registration form, sets standards for voter-verifiable paper records, and directs enforcement against states that count ballots received after Election Day evidence
  3. In plan. The Election Assistance Commission adopts a policy in support of fully paper-based, auditable voting systems evidence
  4. In plan. Executive Order 14399 directs Homeland Security to compile state citizenship lists for election officials and orders a Postal Service rulemaking on mail ballots evidence

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