Trump Plans Executive Order to End Mail-In Voting Nationwide Amid Official Pushback

President Donald Trump announced plans to end mail-in voting nationwide, claiming that mail-in ballots are corrupt and undermine democracy, and stated he would sign an executive order to this effect. Trump falsely asserted that the U.S. is nearly the only country using mail-in voting, despite its use in many nations such as Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and cited concerns about ballot fraud and voting machine costs. His claims have been widely disputed by election officials across multiple states, who emphasize mail-in voting's benefits for seniors, veterans, rural voters, and overall voter accessibility, as well as its strong safeguards against fraud. Officials in Washington and California highlighted that mail-in voting has been successfully implemented for decades with systems in place to prevent double voting and maintain election integrity. Legal experts predict significant challenges to any federal executive action to ban mail-in voting due to constitutional and jurisdictional issues, with potential lawsuits expected. The debate has drawn mixed reactions from voters and politicians, with some Republicans supporting the move as a step toward election integrity, while Democrats and many election officials consider it undemocratic and harmful to voter participation.