Trump to issue 'paper ballots only' executive order: 'Voter I.D. must be part of every single vote' | 31 Aug 2025 | President Donald Trump announced that he intends to issue an executive order that would include strict voter ID requirements and restrictions on mail-in ballots. He said on Saturday that the executive order would call for the end of electronic voting systems and paper ballots as a replacement. "Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS!" he wrote in a post on his platform Truth Social. "Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!! Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!!!"