The US President signed a decree tightening the requirements for the registration of voters and the procedure for conducting elections in the country.
Now the presentation of a document confirming citizenship will become mandatory to participate in the federal elections, the White House said.
The document emphasizes that the decision was made to ensure security in the federal elections.
In addition, when counting votes, the ballots received by mail after the voting day will no longer be taken into account.
The state’s right to access federal financing of the elections will depend on compliance with the provisions of the decree.
“Some may think that since we won by a large margin, we should not complain. But we must restore order in our electoral system,” the head of the White House said.
The voting method by mail is often criticized by the US Republican Party. According to the laws of some US states, the ballots sent by mail until the election day may be included in the calculation, even if they were received a few days after the vote.