Fox News Digital spoke to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray this week.
In a letter to Gray, Gordon said he could not sign the bill because of several concerns he documented, including possible legal issues, but conceded that it ultimately offers some "useful improvements" that he would allow to become law without his signature.
Gray told Fox News Digital he is confident the law will stand up to any legal challenges and called the development a "huge moment for election integrity for us to be the first state with really this ironclad proof of citizenship requirement."
"This is a huge priority of President Trump and we support President Trump 100%," Gray said. "The people of Wyoming are the huge winners here, and I think it will have a huge effect nationally in terms of bringing this through at the state level, and I'm very hopeful that it's also going to be brought through in the coming weeks on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington."
NEW STUDY FROM KEY SWING STATE SHATTERS POPULAR NARRATIVE AGAINST VOTER ID: 'NO EVIDENCE'
President Donald Trump (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
The order requires government-issued proof of U.S. citizenship on its voter registration forms, directs the attorney general to enter into information-sharing agreements with state election officials to identify cases of election fraud or other election law violations, and conditions federal election-related funds on states complying with the federal election integrity measures.
"There are other steps that we will be taking in the coming weeks," Trump said just before signing the order. "We think we'll be able to end up getting fair elections."
Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report
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