Trump's new election orders could weed out fraud in CT
- Guy
- Mar 31
- 1 min read
Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the integrity of US elections. The order requires the use of government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship to vote. Approved ID includes a passport, a REAL ID driver's license, a US military ID or an ID with birth certificate. That means no more use of utility bills, bonus "savings club" cards or student IDs to vote.
The order also requires states to clean up their outdated voter rolls if they accept federal election-related grants. Registrars would be required to produce a "voter-verifiable paper record" that enables voters to check their votes and protect against fraud or mistake.
Progressives bitterly oppose any safeguards against non-citizen voting. In New York City, they bullied Mayor Eric Adams to allow more than 800,000 noncitizen residents to vote in future elections for mayor and all other city officials. Last week, New York state's highest court struck this down in a 6-1 vote saying non-citizen voting was blatantly unconstitutional.
In Connecticut, the reaction to the President's order was polarizing. Video here. Democrats said Trump should stay out of state elections. CT Assemblyman Matt Blumenthal (D-Stamford) said this would be the "biggest disenfranchisement of voters since Jim Crow". CT Senator Rob Sampson (R-Wolcott) said longstanding allegations of many ballot abuses in Bridgeport demonstrate the need for action.
Between the Lines: By May 7, a REAL-ID driver's license will be required for domestic flights. Seems most people will have what is needed to prove citizenship when voting.
