Trump demands passage of proof-of-citizenship voting bill, with ban on mail ballots
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By Gregg Montgomery
Published on March 10, 2026.
President Donald Trump has demanded passage of a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, along with a ban on mail ballots. This demands comes just months before the midterm elections. The president told House Republicans that they won't win elections unless voting laws are tightened to prevent fraud. He also wants to bolster the SAVE America Act, which has been approved by the House and could disenfranchise some 20 million American voters who don't have birth certificates or other documents readily available. However, Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said using the "talking filibuster" to pass the bill, as Trump and others propose, could not be easy. The move has been met with opposition from voting rights groups and comes as the Republican Party faces headwinds this fall.
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