Ledger · 2024 campaign · № 190

Require documentary proof of citizenship to vote

Still waiting
“[paraphrase] Only citizens will vote — we will require proof of citizenship to register.”
Promised
, Campaign rallies and the SAVE Act push
Re-promised
12 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Elections
Era
2024 campaign

What happened

The SAVE Act passed the House but stalled in the Senate, and Trump's March 2025 elections executive order imposing proof-of-citizenship requirements was blocked in federal court. PolitiFact rated the promise Stalled at the one-year mark; Poynter's January 2026 review listed it among the promises facing Senate hurdles.

Sources

  1. MAGA-Meter: Require proof of citizenship at the polls PolitiFact, Jan 20, 2026
  2. Donald Trump says he kept his campaign promises. The record is more complicated. Poynter, Jan 20, 2026