Hypothetically, Trump wins the election and becomes the 47th POTUS

When Trump wins and the dems cry we cheated that’s when Congress needs to drop a bill.

The USA does not have public referenda elections.

This would need to be directed from Congress, which is hopefully GOP controlled.

Congress would need to pass a law stating that for a state's electoral votes to be included, and for their "elected" Senators and Reps to be seated, they would have to meet certain requirements for their federal elections:

Citizenship verification
No voting by mail
No "day of" voter registration
ID required for registration and voting
Voting rolls MUST have been reviewed and purged NO LATER THAN 90 days prior to the election

ETA: funding would be available to states which have such systems which want to maintain them for their state elections

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Trump orders a special election and has the populace vote on requiring citizenship and IDs to vote.

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Is any of this legal? Can the president order a special election? Has the American public ever voted for a national law that wasn't a Constitutional amendment?

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Trump orders a special election

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please suggest what authority President/Executive branch has to this

no name calling just please tell me what is the legal Constitutional Authority for Trump a President , the Executive Branch

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and has the populace vote on

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you mean a national referendum ?

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requiring citizenship and IDs to vote.

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There are laws that already required you must be a citizen of the United States to vote in federal elections

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What would be the out come?

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Requiring a valid ID to vote is supported by nearly eighty percent of the citizens

LINK

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The USA does not have public referenda elections.

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Of course, but doesn't the fourth amendment protect us from illegal search and seizure ?

Didn't obama, by EO, allow eavesdropping on American citizens without a warrant. Remember, he has a pen and a phone.

Why couldn't POTUS order this special election via EO?

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 explicitly prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections. It is not legal in any state for a noncitizen to cast a ballot in a federal election.

While federal law does not prohibit noncitizens from casting a ballot in state or local elections, no state currently allows noncitizens to vote in statewide elections. Three states and Washington, DC, have municipalities that allow noncitizens to vote in certain local elections. San Francisco allows resident noncitizen parents and guardians to vote in school board elections. Oakland is currently attempting to enact a similar law. Some cities in Maryland and Vermont permit noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. New York City enacted a law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections in 2021, but it was ruled unconstitutional by a state judge in 2022. Washington, DC, recently enacted a law to allow noncitizen residents to vote in all non-federal elections.

As voting in federal and state elections is limited to citizens, communities that do allow noncitizens to vote maintain processes to ensure that a registered noncitizen voter cannot receive a ballot for state or federal races. Maryland’s cities, for example, maintain separate ballots for municipal elections. This ensures that noncitizens, who may only vote in certain local elections, cannot receive a ballot for state or federal contests.

How do election offices verify voters’ citizenship status?

The process of verifying voter citizenship varies across the United States. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to use a common voter registration form, which includes under penalty of perjury an attestation that the applicant is a U.S. citizen.

States verify voter identity and information using state and/or federal databases, such as the Social Security Administration or state departments of motor vehicles.[1] By cross-referencing information that the voter provides against information provided by these entities, election administrators can ensure that identifying information submitted on voter registration forms is accurate and legitimate. This hinders those who may attempt to register to vote using fraudulent or false information.

What are penalties for voting as a noncitizen? Does voting by a noncitizen affect their immigration status?

Illegally voting in a federal election can result in a fine and up to one year in federal prison. Additionally, a noncitizen found guilty of this crime may face deportation and revocation of their legal status under immigration law. Finally, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship for the purpose of registering to vote may also result in deportation or denial of future immigration status.

Deterrence is an important factor in ensuring compliance with voting laws. The consequences for breaking federal election law can have a profound effect on noncitizens. They could face prison time and deportation for illegal voting as well as denial of future immigration status, including naturalization. The risk of identification and punishment generally deters the behavior.

Have there been documented cases of noncitizens voting?

A BPC analysis of The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Cases database found only 77 instances of noncitizens voting between 1999 and 2023.[2] A study conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice analyzing 23.5 million votes across 42 jurisdictions in the 2016 general election concluded that there were approximately 30 instances of noncitizens casting votes. Illegal voting, including by noncitizens, is routinely investigated and prosecuted by the appropriate authorities, and there is no evidence that noncitizen voting has ever been significant enough to impact an election’s outcome.



This blog was updated on July 2, 2024, to correct information on the role the Social Security Administration plays in verifying voter registration information.

October 11, 2024, the Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Cases database. We filtered the database by the search query “citizen,” which returned 102 cases, and “alien,” which returned four additional cases. Through manual review, we identified 77 instances in which non-citizens successfully cast ballots between 1999 and 2023. This figure was updated on October 11, 2024; previously, we noted that that there were 24 confirmed cases of non-citizen voting between 2003 and 2023.

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Trump orders a special election and has the populace vote on requiring citizenship and IDs to vote.

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That's not how our government works.

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That's not how our government works.

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Who said anything about the govt actually working?!

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don't take my word for what Your Consitution says read it for yourself

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What page is warrantless searches of American citizens allowed. You could save me some time because TLDR.