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Congress tells Trump to take the CEC and EVMs
Times of India··18 Aug
Congress MP Pawan Khera on 18 August asked President Trump to take Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to America and keep him there. He offered to send EVMs on the next flight. The post followed Trump citing India's photo ID rules while urging the SAVE America Act. Khera ended with a line referring to the Special Intensive Revision of rolls.
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What It Means For You
- If you follow SIR and voter-roll disputes, Khera's post tied Trump's praise of Indian ID rules to that domestic fight.
- Anyone watching U.S. election law can note Trump used India's 2024 turnout and photo ID practice to push the SAVE America Act.
- If you track the Election Commission, Kumar met the U.S. ambassador last week on election-management cooperation.
What's Happening
- On 18 August 2026, Khera asked Trump to take CEC Gyanesh Kumar and India's EVMs to the United States.
- Trump had cited Kumar's question about U.S. elections without photo ID while promoting the SAVE America Act.
- Trump said India's last election had 646 million voters and less than 1 percent postal ballots.
What The SAVE America Act Would Change
- The bill would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and photo identification at polling stations.
- A House vote earlier this year was 218-213; the measure has not cleared the Senate.
- Congress in India has been in a prolonged dispute with the Commission over electoral rolls and SIR.
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