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The Guardian - US
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Robert Mackey

Trump threatens to impose photo ID for voters for midterm elections

People cast ballots at an early voting polling location for the 2020 presidential elections in Iowa.
People cast ballots at an early voting polling location for the 2020 presidential elections in Iowa. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Donald Trump threatened on Friday to impose a requirement that US voters present photo identification before being allowed to cast ballots in the upcoming midterm elections.

Trump insisted he will push for the change even if Congress fails to pass the Save America act, which cleared the House earlier this week but faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The bill would impose a national photo identification requirement to vote, in addition to requiring proof of citizenship to register and drastically limiting mail-in voting.

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