Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that there would be voter identification requirements for midterm elections in November whether Congress approves them or not, without explaining the legal rationale underlying his assertion.
Trump is backing a House-passed bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in U.S. elections, which is not expected to advance in the Senate.
The bill is the latest version of election legislation that first emerged during the 2024 presidential campaign, driven by Trump’s false claims that his 2020 election defeat was caused by large-scale voter fraud. A similar measure passed the House twice – last April and in 2024 – only to die in the Senate.
(Reporting by Christian Matinez and Ismail Shakil; editing by Scott Malone and Chris Sanders)
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