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Trump Administration Misrepresents 2005 Carter-Baker Report on Mail-In Voting
The 2005 Carter-Baker report highlighted risks but recommended safeguards for mail voting; experts find no evidence of widespread fraud despite increased mail ballot use, per the Election Assistance Commission.
- The 2005 Carter-Baker report on elections found absentee ballots to be the largest source of potential voter fraud, but did not discourage vote-by-mail overall and offered recommendations to reduce risks.
- Former President Jimmy Carter endorsed mail-in voting and absentee ballots in 2020, saying they protect "the core of American democracy — the right of our citizens to vote".
- Around 30% of voters cast mail-in ballots in the 2024 U.S. election won by Trump, higher than pre-pandemic levels, including in Republican-controlled states like Indiana and South Dakota.
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FACT FOCUS: The Trump administration is falsely claiming Jimmy Carter was against mail-in voting
President Donald Trump and members of his administration are claiming that former President Jimmy Carter was against the use of mail-in and absentee ballots, citing a bipartisan 2005 report from the Commission on Federal Election Reform co-chaired by Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker.
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left, 46% Center
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- 47% of the sources lean Left, 46% of the sources are Center
47% Left
L 47%
C 46%
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