Trump Orders Federal Government to Create Eligible-Voter List

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday for his administration to create lists of people it considers eligible to vote in federal elections, as well as placing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

The order requires the Homeland Security secretary to oversee an effort to draw up lists of voters who are U.S. citizens, over 18 and maintain a residence in a particular state.

The lists would be based on federal records, such as citizenship and nationalization records and data held by the Social Security Administration, and would then be submitted to state election chiefs ahead of this year's midterm elections.