US EditionTrump Renews Call to Ban Mail-In Voting
President Trump aims to ban mail-in and electronic voting, citing fraud concerns, despite studies showing machine ballots have less than 0.5% error rate, sparking constitutional debates.
- On Aug. 18, President Donald Trump urged Republicans in Congress to ban mail-in voting and said he would sign an executive order banning mail ballots and voting machines, proposing pencil-and-paper balloting in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- An investigation into that election showed a 2018 absentee-ballot scandal tied to Republican candidate Mark Harris, prompting bipartisan state elections board reforms outlawing ballot harvesting and noting the U.S. Constitution limits Congress's authority over elections.
- Michael Bitzer wrote Aug. 18 that absentee and machine voting are trustworthy and popular, citing a New Hampshire study showing machine error below half percent versus eight percent for hand-counted ballots.
- With Whatley facing headwinds last week, analysts say abolishing absentee and machine voting would hurt Republican candidates in North Carolina and especially damage Michael Whatley, likely U.S. Senate nominee.
- Legal experts caution the presidential executive order plan announced last week conflicts with the U.S. Constitution since states run elections, and critics say counting millions of paper ballots is impractical.
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Trump Renews Call to Ban Mail-In Voting
President Donald Trump urged Republicans in Congress to ban mail-in voting. Trump offered a succinct message on his social media platform during Wednesday's first hour. "Republicans: BAN MAIL-IN VOTING!!! President DJT" Trump posted on Truth Social.
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Trump Is Wrong About Mail-In Voting
President Trump is threatening to wage war on mail-in ballots, and the GOP has to hope he thinks again before the 2026 midterms. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he is “going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS,” and he’ll start off with “an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 midterm elections.” Trump likes the idea of in-person, same-day voting, which has much to rec...
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