
<p>President Donald Trump has made it clear that mail-in voting must come to an end if America is to have secure elections. Speaking from the White House alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump announced that “we’re going to start with an executive order that’s being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots because they’re corrupt.” He added that the move would “help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”</p>



<p>On his Truth Social account, Trump told his supporters, “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS. The States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.” He also demanded that voting machines be eliminated, describing them as “highly inaccurate, very expensive, and seriously controversial.”</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Why Trump Believes Mail Ballots Are Dangerous</h3>



<p>Trump has consistently warned that mail-in ballots are open to abuse and fraud. “Mail-in ballots are corrupt,” he said recently, suggesting that in California “some people get five, six, seven ballots delivered to them.” He has long argued that the process allows ballots to be tampered with, stolen, or manipulated once they leave the hands of election officials.</p>



<p>The president has also claimed that the United States is “now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting” and argued, “You will never have an honest election if you have mail-in. And it’s time that the Republicans get tough and stop it, because the Democrats want it. It’s the only way they can get elected.”</p>



<p>Trump even cited his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin, telling Fox News that the Russian president said, “Your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.” Trump recalled that Putin told him, “You won that election by so much, and that’s how Biden got it.”</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Documented Cases of Abuse</h3>



<p>Critics argue that mail-in ballots are safe, but history shows otherwise. In 2018, North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District election was thrown out after ballot harvesters illegally collected and altered absentee ballots. A new election was ordered because the fraud was so widespread it cast doubt on the outcome.</p>



<p>In 2020, a municipal election in Paterson, New Jersey, was overturned after hundreds of fraudulent mail ballots were discovered. State prosecutors charged multiple individuals, including a city councilman, with election fraud tied directly to the misuse of mail-in ballots.</p>



<p>Cases like these are not limited to one state. In Texas, political workers have been prosecuted for exploiting elderly voters through mail ballot schemes, sometimes filling out ballots on their behalf or harvesting them illegally. These examples show that the system has been manipulated before, and Trump’s warning that it will be abused again carries weight.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Legal Battles Ahead</h3>



<p>Legal experts admit Trump faces an uphill battle. Under Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, states have authority over elections. Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, said, “The president doesn’t have any unilateral authority over election devices, and the states principally control presidential elections.” Another scholar, Jed Handelsman Shugerman of Boston University, dismissed Trump’s assertion that states act only as federal agents in elections, calling it “authoritarian fan fiction.”</p>



<p>Yet Trump is undeterred. In March, he signed an executive order to require proof of citizenship for voter registration and to ban counting ballots that arrive after Election Day. A federal judge blocked most of that order, but Trump is pushing forward with new efforts, determined to reshape how elections are conducted before 2026.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Opposition From Democrats and Activists</h3>



<p>Democrats immediately condemned Trump’s announcement. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said, “Here in New Mexico, our elections are safeguarded by multiple layers of security. Eliminating mail-in ballots and voting machines would disenfranchise countless eligible voters.”</p>



<p>The American Civil Liberties Union also promised a fight. Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, said, “We are prepared to protect mail-in voting in court against unfounded and unconstitutional attacks.”</p>



<p>Despite these objections, Trump and his supporters argue that in-person voting is the gold standard. It allows for identification checks, supervised voting, and secure ballot collection, unlike mail-in ballots which pass through many hands and mail systems before being counted.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Political Stakes</h3>



<p>The stakes are high. Democrats leaned heavily on mail-in voting during the 2020 election. According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 58 percent of Democrats cast ballots by mail compared to only 29 percent of Republicans. Although Republicans closed the gap in 2024, Democrats still maintained an edge. Trump and his allies argue that Democrats cling to mail-in voting because it benefits their turnout.</p>



<p>“It’s time that the Republicans get tough and stop it,” Trump said. Removing mail-in voting would level the playing field and force both parties to rely on in-person participation. Republicans believe this would energize their base and prevent the kind of ballot harvesting scandals that have plagued past elections.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">A Defining Fight for 2026</h3>



<p>Trump’s vow to abolish mail-in ballots is not just another policy announcement. It is a defining battle over the future of American elections. Trump has warned, “THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!!” His words reflect the urgency of the fight as he works to restore trust in the ballot box.</p>



<p>For Democrats and liberal activists, mail-in voting represents convenience and expanded access. For Trump and millions of his supporters, it represents vulnerability, fraud, and corruption. The fight over whether America will keep or abolish mail-in ballots is now set to dominate the lead-up to the 2026 midterms.</p>



<p>Trump’s position is clear: if the United States wants honest elections, the era of mail-in voting must end.</p>



<p><strong>PB Editor: </strong>This is definitely true, mail-in ballots have been mightily abused, to the point of changing election results. But it might also serve to allow people to vote, who really want to vote, not people who get a knock at the door from sinister liberals who offer to &#8220;help&#8221; with the ballot and carry it to the post office.</p>

Trump Intensifies Push to Eliminate Mail-In Voting Before 2026
