“You Know I Won”

A while back I wrote about what one needs to vote in Mexico.
First, the background:
In 2016 I was trying to learn Spanish, and was in the process of taking some “learn to speak Spanish” classes. One of these classes was being taught by an Hispanic woman who lived in Tijuana, and commuted to San Diego. Since these 2016 U.S. presidential election was approaching the teacher passed around the card that she needed in order to vote in Mexico. This laminated card had both her picture and her thumb-print on it. She emphasized that the penalty for fraudulent voting in Mexico was quite severe, and thus very very few ever tried to cast an illegal ballot.
This morning while drinking from a coffee cup that says, “You know that I won, Joe” … referring to the 2020 presidential election, I read the latest Trump executive order of 3/25/25, titled,
PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
FYI, this executive order is quite long, detailed, and obviously well thought out. One part which caught my attention was what occurs in other countries.
Section 1.  Purpose and Policy:
“ … India and Brazil, for example, are tying voter identification to a biometric database, while the United States largely relies on self-attestation for citizenship.  In tabulating votes, Germany and Canada require use of paper ballots, counted in public by local officials, which substantially reduces the number of disputes as compared to the American patchwork of voting methods that can lead to basic chain-of-custody problems.  Further, countries like Denmark and Sweden sensibly limit mail-in voting to those unable to vote in person and do not count late-arriving votes regardless of the date of postmark.”
All of these above checks on voting seem to be common sense, as is what goes on in Mexico with their laminated voting I.D. cards.
I’m betting that this particular executive order will still be in place until a Democrat is elected to be the president. Therefore, for the 2028 presidential election, it is likely that fraudulent voting will be minimized, and I will not need another “you know I won” coffee cup!
3/28/25