By Heather Willard | Fox31 News
DENVER (KDVR) — President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Tuesday that would overhaul U.S. elections. The order includes requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, among other measures.
Colorado elections officials called the order “unlawful.” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold told FOX31 that her office is still reviewing the entire order in conjunction with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, but said the order would, in some states, “effectively become a poll tax.”
The executive order is called “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” with a stated goal of cultivating free, fair and honest elections. The order requires proof of citizenship on national voter forms, which every state accepts, according to Griswold.
“Now states like Colorado, we have other ways to register — through the mail, online voter registration — but other states do not,” Griswold said. “So in effect, many states rely heavily on these forms. And if the form requires proof of citizenship, that means Americans that do not have that proof, it’s harder for them to register and it effectively becomes a poll tax.”