Election Executive Orders

Voter I.D. and restricting mail-in balloting to absentee ballot rules are not technically currently federal law.  Which, by the way, tells us why passing the SAVE America Act is so crucial;

Douglas V. Gibbs ——Bio and Archives--April 5, 2026

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I was able to spend some time earlier this week with Chris Dudley, former NBA player who is running for Governor of Oregon. I was impressed with his presentation, not only because of his stance on the issues, but his understanding of reality. He was asked if he planned, if elected governor, to eliminate the sanctuary state identity that Oregon has embraced. He responded that he can’t just get rid of it with a gubernatorial executive order since the designation exists according to law. With the veto pen he can stop things from getting worse, but he needs help from the legislature to start getting rid of damaging laws. The answer was exactly correct.

After the meeting, Mr. Dudley and I had a chance to talk without the crowd, and once my knowledge regarding the United States Constitution became a topic, he asked me a very good question that a lot of people have been asking of late. “Can President Trump eliminate mail-in balloting or make other changes regarding the election with an executive order?”

President’s have historically operated in a manner that basically says, “If Congress won’t give me what I want, I will go around the legislators with an executive order.” This attitude led to Barack Obama’s infamous quip, “I’ve got a pen and a phone.” Biden also barked about going around Congress if he didn’t get what he........

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