AFPI Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order to Strengthen Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections

Washington, D.C. — Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from the Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell, Chair of Election Integrity, in response to President Trump’s Executive Order, Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections:

“We applaud President Trump for taking action to defend the right of American citizens to decide American elections. This Executive Order is a major step toward restoring trust in our system by helping states verify citizenship, tightening the chain of custody for mail ballots, and making clear that federal law must actually be enforced.

For too long, weak verification, bloated voter rolls, and loose mail-ballot practices have invited confusion and undermined public trust. Americans are tired of being told to ignore obvious vulnerabilities in the system. This order recognizes a basic truth: honest elections require rules, verification, enforcement, and consequences. President Trump’s order reflects the kind of serious America First policies that this moment demands."

The principle is simple: only American citizens should vote in American elections, every lawful vote should count, and no lawful vote should be canceled out by an illegal one. AFPI has long championed commonsense reforms like documentary proof of citizenship, accurate voter rolls, voter ID, clear ballot deadlines, and strong record retention. Learn more about our election integrity work here.