❓WHAT HAPPENED: Florida and Mississippi have enacted measures requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Officials in Florida and Mississippi, voters in both states.
📍WHEN & WHERE: April 2, 2026, in the states of Florida and Mississippi.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is another win for election integrity in Mississippi (and America),” said Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves.
🎯IMPACT: These measures aim to prevent voter fraud and ensure election integrity, aligning with reforms pursued by President Donald J. Trump.
Florida and Mississippi have passed strict measures requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote. Florida’s new measures require potential voters to provide a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or passport. Those seeking to vote must also match their citizenship status with the status shown on their driver’s license. Similarly, Mississippi’s new measures compel electoral officials to check if those registering to vote have driver’s license numbers on their voter application. Mississippi’s law also mandates annual checks of the voter roll against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database to flag any potential voter fraud.
“This is another win for election integrity in Mississippi (and America),” Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) said on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “We will continue to do everything in our power to make it infinitely harder—with a goal to make it impossible—to cheat in our elections!”
Florida and Mississippi are among four Republican-controlled states, along with South Dakota and Utah, that have enacted proof-of-citizenship measures this year. These measures reflect election integrity reforms demanded by President Donald J. Trump, such as requiring a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or passport.
President Trump has also issued an executive order to reform mail-in ballot voting, which is facing obstruction from Democrat lawmakers, left-wing activists, and liberal judges.
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