On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he would be signing an executive order that would prohibit mail-in ballots and voting machines in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections. He wrote on Truth Social:
"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 leaves NO DOUBT, at the end of the evening, as to who WON, and who LOST, the Election."
The president added that, "We are now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting." He also predicted what we already know: that the fight against ensuring election integrity will come from Democrats. He said the effort would be "strongly opposed by the Democrats because they cheat at levels never seen before."
Trump continued, writing:
"Remember, 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." //
The ideal scenario: Election Day becomes a national holiday, so that more Americans can vote in person. Nothing but paper ballots are used; when polls close, there are both Republican and Democratic poll watchers ensuring a fair and honest vote count, although, understandably, one could ask if there actually are any fair and honest Democratic poll watchers. Finally, a requirement that a winner be announced that night. //
Robert A Hahn
20 hours ago
There is a list of items that cannot be sent through the US Postal Service. Alcoholic beverages, ammunition, gasoline, explosives... there are bunch.
I'm pretty sure that making and maintaining that list is an Executive Branch responsibility. I don't think Congress spells out every line item on the 'prohibited' list.
The way you could get rid of mail-in ballots via an Executive Order is to add 'completed ballots' to the list of things that the postal service will not carry.
