Overview
- Trump, who labeled mail voting “mail-in cheating” on Monday, had a Palm Beach mail ballot received and counted for Tuesday’s state House special election in the district that includes Mar-a-Lago.
- County records confirm his ballot for the local race was processed, even though he was in Palm Beach over the weekend while early in-person voting ran through Sunday.
- The White House called the report a non-story and said the SAVE America Act allows mail ballots for illness, disability, military service, or travel.
- The SAVE America Act remains stuck in the Senate and would add hurdles like submitting a photocopy of a photo ID and documentary proof of citizenship for federal elections.
- Trump also repeated the false claim that the U.S. is the only country with mail voting, though data from an international elections group shows voters can cast ballots by mail in at least 32 countries.