Trump made the remarks while accepting the "Patriot of the Year" award at a Long Island event on Thursday.

Summary

Donald Trump announced plans to reform U.S. elections, including mandating paper ballots, same-day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship, while eliminating mail-in voting.

Trump criticized California’s ban on requiring voter ID, calling for a nationwide overhaul. Though mail-in and early voting surged during the pandemic, Trump has long opposed these methods, claiming fraud, despite evidence showing fraud rates are extremely low.

Critics argue his proposals could disproportionately affect rural, disabled, and nonwhite voters, potentially disenfranchising key Democratic-leaning groups.

The reforms would mark significant shifts in U.S. election policies.

    • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Often times yes, but they are in gerrymandered districts with adequate polling locations, plus they love to go out and vote for “their guy”

    • enbyecho@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Aren’t rural people more republican leaning?

      In some places only slightly. Like 55/45. So it would still affect Democrats.

      Edit: I mention this because a lot of folks tend to assume rural areas are almost exclusively Republican and that’s very far from the truth even in super red states.