Washington, March 26 -- PresidentDonald Trumpon Tuesday signed an executive order seeking broad changes to elections in the US, including mandating voters to show proof that they are American citizens, counting only mail or absentee ballots received by Election Day and prohibiting non-US citizens from being able to donate in certain elections.

CitingIndiaand some other countries as examples, Trump said the US now fails to enforce "basic and necessary election protections" employed by modern, developed and developing nations.

"India and Brazil are tying voter identification to a biometric database, while the United States largely relies on self-attestation for citizenship," he said.

"Germany and Canada require paper ballots when tabulat...