Overview
- The president announced on Truth Social that he will sign an order to abolish mail-in voting and voting machines ahead of the 2026 congressional elections.
- He told states they must follow federal direction, asserting they serve as agents of the federal government in counting and reporting votes.
- Election administration is set by states under U.S. law, making unilateral federal changes uncertain and likely to draw legal challenges.
- A March decree limiting the counting of late-arriving mail ballots was blocked by federal courts after lawsuits from Democratic-led states.
- Trump cited a conversation with Vladimir Putin to justify his stance, while news reports note no evidence of widespread fraud and recall that mail ballots accounted for roughly 30% of votes in 2024.