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Latest Promises In Elections
Donald Trump
Count all votes on election night
Trump’s promise to count all votes on election night stalls as related case heads to Supreme Court
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February 19, 2026
Donald Trump
Require voter ID at the polls
House passes Trump-supported voter ID law, Senate passage unlikely
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February 17, 2026
Donald Trump
Require proof of citizenship at the polls
SAVE America Act requires proof of citizenship to vote, but faces hurdles in Senate
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February 17, 2026
Donald Trump
Require only paper ballots
Trump’s promise to require only paper ballots stalls
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January 21, 2026
Joe Biden
Update the Voting Rights Act
President Joe Biden broke promise to update the Voting Rights Act
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December 11, 2024
Joe Biden
Introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate private dollars from federal elections
Narrow constitutional amendment proposals went nowhere under Biden
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December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Increase transparency of election spending
Election transparency effort withers after initial progress
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December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Require all federal candidates to release tax returns
Twin efforts to require tax return disclosure fail to make it to Biden’s desk
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December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Restrict super PACs
Proposal to restrict super PACs fizzles after House passage in 2021
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December 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections
Trump breaks promise to ban foreign lobbyists from raising election money
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December 21, 2020
Barack Obama
Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days
Wait times at the polls improve in 2016, but battle isn’t over
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December 22, 2016
