US EditionSchumer: Trump attack on mail-in voting 'not based in fact or reality'
Trump claims mail-in voting causes massive fraud and plans an executive order to ban it despite bipartisan criticism and evidence supporting its security, officials say.
- President Donald Trump announced an effort to end mail-in voting and plans to sign an executive order before the 2026 midterm elections in the U.S.
- This effort follows Trump's 2020 election fraud claims that mail-in voting caused massive voter fraud, a view reinforced by Vladimir Putin at a recent summit.
- Opponents including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and election officials like Vicky Dalton and Tobias Read reject these claims, emphasizing vote-by-mail is secure and fraud is very rare.
- Trump stated on Truth Social he will lead a movement to eliminate mail-in ballots and replace voting machines with cheaper watermark paper, claiming it ensures election honesty.
- Legal challenges are expected if the executive order moves forward, while Democrats vow to block measures that could reduce voting access in the 2026 midterms.
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Spokane County officials push back against Trump’s mail-in voting claims
SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane County Auditor and Elections Manager Vicky Dalton responded to recent comments made by President Donald Trump regarding mail-in voting. Dalton emphasized, "the accusations and allegations that have been made including by the President are false and…
Trump Vows to Lead Effort to End Mail-In Ballots - The Pennsylvania Daily Star
President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he would begin an effort to end the practice of mail-in voting, after long criticizing it in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we’re at it, Highly 'Inaccurate,' Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES, which cost Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper, which is faster, and leav…
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Trump reignites his push to ban mail-in voting after meeting with Putin
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will “lead a movement” to end mail-in balloting in elections. The Constitution, Congress and the states figure to have their say, too. The issue has re-emerged as a fixation for Trump when the most pressing business before him is his effort to mediate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. It appears to have been rekindled, or at least stoked, by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who reinforced T…
Schumer: Trump attack on mail-in voting 'not based in fact or reality'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday criticized President Trump’s broadside against mail-in voting, saying that right-wing claims of widespread voter fraud are inaccurate and “not based in fact or reality.” Trump earlier in the day announced that he plans to “lead a movement” to end the use of mail-in ballots in elections. The ballots were used more widely in the 2020 presidential contest due to COVID-19. Trump lost that race…
HOYLE CONDEMNS PRESIDENT'S PUSH TO ELIMINATE MAIL-IN VOTING
August 19, 2025 3:50 a.m. In response to President Trump’s recent promise to eliminate mail-in voting, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle issued a statement: Hoyle said, “Oregon was the first state to enact full vote by mail, an effort led by both Democratic and Republican Secretaries of State. In Oregon, we’ve proven for nearly 30 years that vote-by-mail is safe, secure, cost-effective and trusted by Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike. T…
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