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Trump’s New Executive Order Sparks Debate Over Voter Access and Election Integrity
- President Donald Trump issued a new executive order in 2025 banning machine-readable barcodes and QR codes on ballots across the United States.
- The order responds to critics' concerns that barcode-based systems do not provide voter-verifiable paper records and may allow inaccuracies or manipulation without voter knowledge.
- Nearly 2,000 counties across 40 states—including places like Portage County in Wisconsin—rely on election equipment that generates machine-readable barcodes or QR codes on ballots, and replacing this technology would involve substantial expenses and tight deadlines.
- The order directs the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to amend the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines within 180 days to prohibit use of barcodes in vote counting except for voters with disabilities, though experts expect legal challenges citing constitutional limits.
- The executive order promotes the use of paper ballots that voters can independently verify across the country, but implementing this standard may delay vote counting and cause confusion, with states like Colorado and Georgia already taking steps to remove QR codes from ballots in advance.
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