Trump signs executive order that will upend US voter registration processes

Millions of citizens could become disenfranchised in ‘farthest reaching’ executive action targeting immigrationUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has signed a far-reaching executive order that promises to fundamentally disrupt American voter registration processes, introducing measures so restrictive they could effectively disenfranchise millions of citizens if enacted.Described by Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, on Tuesday as “the farthest reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, the order represents the latest in a long list of assaults against immigration, but also on current voting systems. Continue reading...

Trump signs executive order that will upend US voter registration processes

Millions of citizens could become disenfranchised in ‘farthest reaching’ executive action targeting immigration

Donald Trump has signed a far-reaching executive order that promises to fundamentally disrupt American voter registration processes, introducing measures so restrictive they could effectively disenfranchise millions of citizens if enacted.

Described by Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary, on Tuesday as “the farthest reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, the order represents the latest in a long list of assaults against immigration, but also on current voting systems. Continue reading...