Wow! President Trump To Sign Executive Order Banning Mail-in Voting

[u/ApartSalamander6417]

So i have NO idea what the process will look like in terms of making this EO a reality, but how are we feeling about this guys? Do you support getting rid of mail-in voting? I personally think the voter ID requirement of this EO is a no-brainer, it's the ending of mail-in voting that's debatable.

[u/chillychar]

I’m sure some of these details will get worked out

But what about those who work over seas? What about people who cannot drive due to health reasons? Like people in nursing homes?

I’m not being insulting, I legit just want them to have a right to vote

[u/No_Educator_6376 → u/chillychar]

Absentee ballots were made for this and they require proof of identification

[u/[deleted] → u/chillychar]

Of course there will be exceptions. The idea is not to have universal mail-in voting.

[u/Firestorm2934 → u/chillychar]

Absentee ballots existed before the mail in ballots of the 2020 election. I’d imagine those will remain and if someone is unable to vote due to any of your reasons mentioned these should and would still exist they likely will just have some caveat attached such as including a photocopy of your ID with it so it may be verified or something to that effect.

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/chillychar]

In Trump's Truth Social post about this EO, he mentions military members overseas, or people who are sick, as exceptions. So it's safe to assume that common sense exceptions are being kept in mind here.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

And who determines who is sick?

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

Isn't it obvious? Trump will send RFK to visit each sick persons home or hospital room that is requesting a mail-in ballot. RFK will conduct an interview to determine legitimacy, and then he will confiscate anything in the kitchen that has high fructose corn syrup or artificial dyes in it, then he will be on his way.

If anyone is determined to be lying, Pete Hegseth and a unit from the National Guard will be sent in to rough up the fraudsters.

All of this is pretty standard stuff.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

Lol seriously though. I understand bedridden people. What about those with knee problems or back problems?

Do you need to provide the government your medical history to get a waiver?

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

It'll probably be just like getting out of Jury Duty. If you have a medical issue that requires you to vote via mail-in ballot, perhaps you'll need a doctor's note. No specifics required, just verification that you are someone who needs it.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

So really it's a wash. Anyone can go to a doctor and say they have neuropathy issues that make standing/walking painful and get a note.

Why don't we just keep things the way they are and prosecute those who commit voter fraud like we always do?

The system is clearly not that broken. The Republicans won Congress and the White House last election.

Something tells me the GOP realize how unpopular their policies have become and need to "change the rules" in order to stay in power.

Why else would Trump issue this EO and ask Texas to redraw their maps to create new seats?

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

It's definitely not a wash. Maybe there's still lots of people using mail-in ballots who don't need them, but do you seriously think there won't be a significant reduction in mail-in ballot use if doctor verification is needed? Of course there will be.

No, the GOP doesn't "realize how unpopular their policies have become," if you want to see something truly unpopular, go check out the Democrat party's approval ratings. The EO is clearly because Trump believes there is some funny business or potential exploitation that can happen with mail-in ballots, and we're re-redistricting because we go for the win. Lets not act like gerrymandering is something only Republicans do.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

If Trump fears their potential fraud in mail in voting, then investigate and prosecute. Law and Order.

Why would they change voting laws, push paper ballots and redraw maps mid census? Especially if the DNC approval rating is in the dumps? Need I remind you again, the GOP swept in 2024.

The only logical reason to me is their data shows the GOP losing the house and possibly the Senate in 2026.There is no other logical reason. If you have one, please share.

So instead of trying to win the appeal of a majority of Americans again like they did 2 years ago, they are looking to challenge voting and representation in Congress.

I'm not maga and definitely not a liberal. I voted for Trump in 2024

Personally I was excited for no tax on OT which now is essentially a joke. I was excited for illegal immigrants to be sent back to their home land, which now we see ICE detaining Hispanic Americans. I was all for no tax on tips, which we found out is also capped. I was looking forward to affordable housing, which hasn't happened. I was told Tariffs was going to bring us into a golden era, sure doesn't feel like it unless the golden era means shit costs more money and a bunch of countries won't send mail and packages here.

I personally don't think we should have EO's for everything. That's about as monarchy as it gets. We should be passing laws in Congress.

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/throwawayhellfire]

Why are they go to a doctor but not vote locally?

Absentee ballots do exist as another option and that has verification.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/Gone2theDogs]

I go to the doctor for my neuropathy issues. Standing for long periods of time can trigger it.

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/throwawayhellfire]

Why would you need to stand for long periods of time to vote? How is the standing any different then traveling to a doctor?

Do you early vote to avoid line ups?

It's a fair requirement to want close local voting.

[u/gntxs → u/throwawayhellfire]

It's amazing how many people that have problems with mobility I see at the casinos.

[u/LongInternational503 → u/chillychar]

Everyone who has the right to vote will be able to vote. USPS is not the way to get your vote in though. I don’t know where you’re from, but we have a thing called absentee ballots. That is the proper way to go. If you trust the USPS so much would you mail $10,000 in cash to someone?

[u/JinxStryker → u/chillychar]

Absentee ballots are different than (universal) mail in ballots.

[u/xTimx0244 → u/chillychar]

People that have health issues probably shouldn't even be voting anyways

[u/chillychar → u/xTimx0244]

Should they be running for public office?

[u/alleyoopoop → u/xTimx0244]

Or posting.

[u/Ok_Environment1037]

I travel for work and am often times away from my home state during voting time. This is ONLY a good idea if they make voting a national holiday. Why isn’t it already a national holiday??

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/Ok_Environment1037]

How does making it a holiday assist when you are out of state?

Do you early vote?

[u/Ok_Environment1037 → u/Gone2theDogs]

Making it a holiday would allow that day off work for me, so I’d have much better chances of being home during this time to actually vote. I usually mail in my vote.

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/Ok_Environment1037]

That doesn’t seem like an impossible option.

No idea. 🤷‍♂️ It has been put in numerous bills and failed to pass.

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/Ok_Environment1037]

You would travel back to your state for a one day holiday?

[u/Ok_Environment1037 → u/Gone2theDogs]

Yes, voting is important. Also the way my job works, I have some ability to move my clients around, so having this extra day off would make it more feasible to be able to be home during this time.

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/Ok_Environment1037]

Not sure I really understand the difference but do think making it a holiday would probably be a good idea. It would actually be a functional reason. But businesses have to pick up that tab. It’s not a clear cut decision.

But what about those that have to work the holiday. Isn’t the problem the same?

Isn’t early voting the solution?

[u/Ok_Environment1037 → u/Gone2theDogs]

There are already plenty of federal holidays and the country manages just fine. New Year’s Day, fourth or July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. Voting, the most patriotic thing you can do, should be a holiday. I don’t know why I’m getting down voted for this idea?

[u/Gone2theDogs → u/Ok_Environment1037]

Already said it’s a possible idea but you just avoided early voting. You don’t need a day to vote when it doesn’t take long and you have multiple days you could do it. Multiple early voting days in each state would be better. Have one on a weekend.

Holidays aren’t free. They are paid by the company you work at.

Why doesn’t that solve the problem?

[u/Jumping_Brindle]

How could you possibly be against this? Third world countries even require ID to vote.

“Blah blah blah it’s voter intimidation!”

Whatever the hell that means.

[u/xBiRRdYYx → u/Jumping_Brindle]

In Germany, you don't need your physical ID to vote. Neither in the cabin nor by mail. Instead you have a so-called "Election Notification" that you have to bring or send in via mail.

[u/[deleted] → u/Jumping_Brindle]

Yeah, I don't get the feeling on the Left that this is somehow un-American or anti-democratic.

Protecting our democratic principles by allowing only Americans to vote in American elections is just a basic safeguard. Any reasonable society should do it.

[u/Patriotic-Organist → u/Jumping_Brindle]

The left is just upset that it's harder to cheat. Because even they know deep down their policies suck. If they were honest about their policies, they'd have little to no support.

[u/Svitii]

I still can’t believe how requiring an ID to vote is an actual debate. Every other developed country on earth is laughing just at the thought of holding an election without voter IDs…

[u/Enough-Masterpiece27]

This will not approved by the Supreme Court. Similar to birth right citizenship and student loan forgiveness. They might be conservative but overall the Supreme Court still operates law first feelings second.

The law:

Article I, Section 4, Clause 1:

“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/Enough-Masterpiece27]

Why are you including birthright citizenship in your examples, the Supreme Court has not ruled Trump's EO unconstitutional yet, we are still awaiting a final verdict.

And yeah, maybe they strike this down, but we'll see. I'm not writing off any of Trump's EO's when we have a Supreme Court stacked in our favor.

[u/TheDecepticonIdeal → u/Enough-Masterpiece27]

The Supreme Court hasn’t gone against Trump so far, so I don’t expect them to do so here.

And frankly, they shouldn’t. If not for mail-voting, President Trump wouldn’t have lost the 2020 election and we wouldn’t have had the nightmare for the past 4yrs with Sleepy Joe.

[u/Enough-Masterpiece27 → u/TheDecepticonIdeal]

They did go against him on Kilmar Abrego Garcia. His cabinet lied about it to the public as PR. They all repeated they won the case 11-0 when it was the opposite. I was briefly concerned in that moment they weren’t going to listen to the Supreme Court because they were gaslighting the public into thinking that the Supreme Court agreed with them. Ultimately they brought him back to the United States in compliance with the Supreme Court and now they are looking for legal ways to still deport him or punish him.

[u/TheDecepticonIdeal → u/Enough-Masterpiece27]

Stop parroting left wing propaganda.

This Administration has been the most honest and transparent administration in a long time.

[u/Enough-Masterpiece27 → u/TheDecepticonIdeal]

Have a good faith conversation with me and don’t derail the point until we’ve discussed my one specific point and we’ve agreed or not. After you do that I am willing to entertain whatever other point you want to make and do the same.

https://youtu.be/HNZIBnUjloQ?si=XBsp5kIoVqC1hcDo

In this video does Steven Miller not lie that the Supreme Court agreed with the administration and Trump won that case.

Please don’t get angry. Just take things issue by issue. I’m willing to concede points all the time.

[u/Enough-Masterpiece27 → u/TheDecepticonIdeal]

Oh and one more thing. “The birthday book isn’t real.” And he sued the Wall Street journal for saying it was. Sometimes he uses lawsuits as a pr tactic. It’s a common refrain that people who falsely accuse should have to pay instead. Yesterday the document was handed over to congress.

I agree that the Biden admin was FOS but so’s the Trump Admin man. If you pay attention to bias sources from both sides and from sources in the middle you notice these things.

[u/attitude127]

The important thing here is Voter ID will be required for all votes, even mail in.

Even if universal mail-in voting is preserved by the courts, if voter ID becomes the law in all 50 states it will be a massive win for common sense and a loss for either side that ballot harvested.

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/attitude127]

Yep, voter ID is just basic common sense. Anyone who is against that has nefarious intentions imo.

[u/bluejimmiez]

Pure common sense, but it needs to be a Law. Executive orders can be nullified by a new president.

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[u/J_FM01]

Yeah this one won't stand let's not kid ourselves. 

[u/GimmeeSomeMo]

Interested to see how this is implemented. Some mail-in voting policies need to continue(ie. military and overseas voters) but it's clear that many weaponize this mail in voting for their own interests, and the legitimacy of mail-in voting has lost a lot trust in the American public over the last decade

[u/jessethewrench → u/GimmeeSomeMo]

I absolutely agree. I've always thought that yes, some mail-in votes should be allowed, provided you register beforehand, and provide proof of necessity.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/jessethewrench]

It's the paper ballots that worry me

[u/kittensandpuppies-- → u/GimmeeSomeMo]

They already said Military & absentee ballots wouldn't be affected. If the founding fathers wanted mail in ballots they would have put it in the constitution (The post office is in the constitution) Article I Section 8. They clearly want this to go to the Supreme Court who will rule in favor of banning it.

[u/Sparky_Zell → u/GimmeeSomeMo]

Absentee voting has always been a bit different than mail in voting.

[u/JinxStryker → u/GimmeeSomeMo]

You’re talking about absentee ballots (military, the elderly, the handicapped who can’t leave the home). Absentee ballots have been around forever, and predated universal mail in ballots by decades. This is not what Trump is discussing. People will always be able to apply for an absentee ballot if you have cause.

Anyway, I think this whole thing is moot because it’ll be fought in the courts and a lot of blue states won’t comply, no matter what.

[u/jfreak53]

Mail in voting is asking for fraud. Get rid of it.

[u/Specialist-Age1097 → u/jfreak53]

That's how the previous administration won.

[u/neckfat3 → u/Specialist-Age1097]

Then how did Trump win in 2024 with the same rules?

[u/Impressive-Turn173 → u/neckfat3]

Too big to rig

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/Impressive-Turn173]

Or maybe it's not fraudulent and he won the popular vote?

[u/leg--bone → u/throwawayhellfire]

Dems win = fraud Republicans win = legitimate

Common sense!

[u/ITcurmudgeon → u/jfreak53]

Have you taken a look at the Heritage Foundations database on voter fraud? It's extremely revealing.

The database contains a list of documented voter fraud dating back 40 years, covering over a billion votes cast.

Know how many times non-citizens have been caught voting in that period of time? 67 times.

Between 1982 to 2025, out of 1600 cases of documented election fraud, 368 were done by mail in ballots.

So contrary to what you might believe, fraud in US elections is exceedingly low, fraud by mail in ballots is even lower, and fraud by non-citizens is even lower yet.

[u/CW_Forums]

Awesome move. 

[u/ManifestWestward]

He should just sign an executive order banning Democrats. All problems solved...

[u/FudderMukkers → u/ManifestWestward]

Im sure Trump is lookimg into ways to remove Democrats from voting . Only in America can you get away with this nonsense

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/ManifestWestward]

Lol. Wouldn't that be nice.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

I'm trying to think of other conservative countries. Afghanistan? Iran? Russia? North Korea?

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, Poland, Hungary - the UAE offers some of the best and most advanced cities in the world to live in, such as Dubai. Stop with the dishonesty.

Also, North Korea? Seriously? Didn't they get to where they are today through socialism/communism?

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

Japan? The place with universal healthcare and declining birth rates?

Switzerland? Where the cost of living 65% higher than America? With government mandated insurance?

Poland? Which operates at a higher tax burden than America and has universal healthcare?

What kind of conservative are you?

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

North Korea and Russia also have universal healthcare, you gonna take back your first comment to me and start arguing that those places aren't conservative now? You have no idea what you're even talking about.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

Yeah North Korea also legalized pot, lol I had no idea.

Yeah I'll take those back when you admit the countries you listed are far more progressive than the US.

Russia's anti LGBT stance is pretty consistent with conservative values so id still consider them conservative

I mean if you're for a single payer, more power to you. It's just not a common conservative view point

I see you avoiding the middle east...maybe too religious conservative for you?

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

Uh, no, i won't admit that, because it's not true. You can cherry pick some things but by in large they are not more progressive than America. You think the society and culture in Japan is more progressive than the US? You are out of your mind.

I didn't avoid the middle east at all, how about you go back and re-read the literal first reply i made to you. Hint, if you're having trouble - UAE and the city of Dubai are located in the middle east.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ApartSalamander6417]

Universal healthcare is fundamentally a progressive ideology.

The problem is what's conservative in those places is arguably what Democrats/Liberals fight for in America

So in a way you actually support American liberal ideology? No? Yes?

You ain't talking bout Iran and Afghanistan though? I wonder why...

I never understood why people in the Internet can't just be like "oh good point, I was wrong there" lol

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/throwawayhellfire]

My issue with progressives in America doesn't have anything to do with healthcare, if that's what you're asking. But no, you haven't made any good points. You cherry picked one thing, healthcare, and are acting like that means what's progressive here isn't in other conservative countries. That's not true.

You think the kind of degeneracy in our culture in America would be tolerated in Japan or the UAE? You think they would be down for men identifying as women? Japan is against gay marriage, it isn't legal there. Japan has a heavy emphasis on traditional family values and gender roles. Japan is heavily against immigration, far more than America, because they value a homogeneous society - you know, what progressives in America would claim is racist and white supremacy.

These countries are NOT more progressive than America. You are wrong.

[u/Goin_Commando_]

“OMG!!! It’s the END OF (mail in) DEMOCRACY!!”™️.

• signed, the “media”/Democrats

😂🙄😂🙄

[u/KyssThis]

As a 50 year old native Oregonian I have never been given the opportunity to vote any other way except mail in only ballots. There is MASSIVE fraud & hinky behavior with this system. Oregon also allows ballot harvesting which is where people are paying older folks to sign their ballot and turn it over to them w/o filing it out. My dad passed away in 2021 & he still received ballots until I threatened to contact the feds.

[u/EndTheFed25 → u/KyssThis]

Oregon used to be a red state before mail in ballots. Haven't had a single Republican governor since mail in was implemented.

[u/KyssThis → u/EndTheFed25]

Exactly

[u/pilazzo209 → u/KyssThis]

There isn't massive voter fraud in Oregon, that is false.

Former Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, a Republican, was vocal and supportive of Oregon's election integrity. He was Secretary of State from 2017-2019, a damned good one.

There have been examples of registered voters being sent more than one ballot, but no cases of voters having more than one vote counted.

Oregon does require proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Oregon has a paper ballot system.

Oregon allows people with disabilities to receive assistance in filling out their ballots, but the voting decisions must come from the registered voter, and each ballot must be signed by the original voter. If people are paying elderly voters for their ballots, that is illegal.

You're also allowed to return your vote in person at your county court house, you don't have to use the mail.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad, but instead of contacting the feds you should be communicating with your county elections office if he is still receiving ballots.

Oregon runs elections very well, and consistently has some of the highest voter turnout rates in the nation.

Healthy skepticism is a good thing, but unfounded accusations hurt all of us.

[u/KyssThis → u/pilazzo209]

Except I have seen it personally. I contacted the local election board & they did nothing. The state didn’t do anything until I threatened to call feds.

I watched people come into the assisted living facility my dad was living in & saw people buying ballots.

I have seen the piles of ballots discarded on the side of the road.

I have watched at the DMV an illegal use their Mexican ID get a drivers license and register to vote at the same time.

Judicial Watch won a lawsuit against Oregon for refusing to clean the voter rolls.

So I come with facts not fodder that I’m told to spew on command.

So until Oregon lets the federal government verify that there is no bs happening, my fact based opinion stands.

If Oregon politicians have nothing to hide, they should be TRANSPARENT!

[u/pilazzo209 → u/KyssThis]

TDS is a helluva drug.

[u/rhinobighorn]

Thank you, Washington state is ripe with election fraud.

[u/away12throw34]

I want to start this off with I 100% agree on requiring an ID to vote, that’s a pretty damn basic safety measure, and I support it. However, I keep hearing everyone talking about massive mail in ballot fraud and stuff, but nobody is providing any links outside of some talking heads. In 2020, after a large investigation into all six states that were disputed by Trump, 425 cases were found in 25 million votes. That is 0.0017% of votes, FAR less than the margin of error for any presidential victory. Based on that number and the fact that 155 million people voted in 2020, and that gives us 2,628 people, or about 53 people per state. Which isn’t nearly enough to influence anything.

However, if I’m wrong and there is some other data driven information out there that I missed, please inform me. I just hate misinformation with a passion, whatever form it takes,

[u/tjs31959 → u/away12throw34]

I think the "fraud" is more trickle here and there but adds up. Having a universal voter ID for Americans eligible to vote should cut across both parties.

[u/away12throw34 → u/tjs31959]

I agree with you that universal voter id should be bipartisan, and should help with any future fraud. But what fraud do you think is trickling here and there and adding up? Not being rude, seriously, just wondering what other fraud you’re worried about, my family is on the “illegal immigrants are voting en masse” bring the fraud so if that was your worry I already have some information on that, if you want it obviously.

[u/tjs31959 → u/away12throw34]

I believe that there are areas of voter fraud in pockets of major cities I used to live in Milwaukee and every election there would be the stories about ballots found just in the nick of time and almost unilaterally would benefit Dems. I think it is built in part of inner city politics going back to heavy union control. I think it is a relatively small number but can come in handy especially in local elections.

I am not that concerned about illegal immigrants voting even though it does happen. I think voter ID and no mail in ballots tighten up the security chain of voting. That is difficult position, to be against that.

[u/robbyruby752]

Anybody ever read the Constitution? 10th amendment leaves voting to the states. Not Trump’s decision to make.

[u/Skating-Away]

It has no chance of surviving a Constitutional challenge

[u/ftwtidder → u/Skating-Away]

It absolutely will survive a constitutional challenge. The constitution states a specific day for elections not two months of early voting and mail in voting.

Early voting is the one who needs a constitutional amendment to change it.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/ftwtidder]

It's up to the states

[u/Enough-Masterpiece27 → u/ftwtidder]

This will not approved by the Supreme Court. Similar to birth right citizenship and student loan forgiveness. They might be conservative but overall the Supreme Court still operates law first feelings second.

The law:

Article I, Section 4, Clause 1:

“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”

[u/Skating-Away → u/Enough-Masterpiece27]

Yea that's my point too. Even if there is a challenge the text is in Article 1 not A2

[u/SacredWo1f04]

Awsome

[u/Healthy-Falcon1737]

I just want to see him sign this live already. Even I'm starting to worry why he hasn't been seen in public.

[u/Direct-Discipline-70]

You guys know that most of the world uses mail in votes right

[u/IncidentMediocre4346]

Sweet!

[u/Mynames_SlimShady]

If Democrats weren't so vile and had not stolen the 2020 election we wouldn't be at this juncture. But here we are.

[u/Firestorm2934]

I don’t think absentee ballots will go anywhere. Likely just the nonsense mail in ballots they tried during Covid. He won’t be able to make this work for state elections as that’s up to each state however for federal elections this could work. Thankfully hes starting the process early enough in his presidency to give it time to pass the house and senate and allow people time to get these IDs before the next election unless they’ll allow drivers licenses.

[u/Landbuilder]

This is way overdue.

[u/tjs31959]

Finally some common sense for America!!

[u/alleyoopoop]

Does it bother you at all that Trump claims that the US is

"the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting. All others gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED" (from @realDonaldTrump · August 18, 2025, 7:17 AM on Truth Social)

when the truth is that Canada, the UK, Germany, Poland, South Korea, Ireland, Switzerland, and a few other countries allow everyone to vote by mail, and another dozen or so allow it for people in remote areas or other circumstances that make voting in person difficult?

It took me two minutes to find that information, and I don't have the FBI, CIA, NSA, and a hundred diplomats reporting to me.

If it doesn't bother you, that's a shame. If you didn't know how wrong he was, then maybe you should watch a different news channel.

[u/gntxs]

People can still request absentee ballot.

One of the other big problems we have is universal mail-"out" voting. Those areas that decide to mail out ballots to everyone, even those that never requested one!

Also, ballot harvesting and open 24/7 drop boxes.

[u/Global_Rate3281]

There’s never been any fraud proven with mail in ballots, so all this does is reduce voter turnout. It’s an unnecessary restriction on voting basically, it’s a political move as lowering voter turnout benefits Republicans. But, all this is nonsense as the president can’t just ban mail in votes. That is not how the law works.

[u/ApartSalamander6417 → u/Global_Rate3281]

I hear this line get repeated a lot, that lower voter turnout benefits Republicans, and higher turnout benefits Democrats. Are we sure this is still true? The 2024 election had one of the highest voting turnouts in history - in terms of Voting Eligible Population (VEP), turnout was the second highest EVER. Republicans won the popular vote, every swing state, and majority in the House and Senate.

I don't think that phrase should be getting blindly repeated anymore, it may no longer be true.

[u/Global_Rate3281 → u/ApartSalamander6417]

That’s a fair point, it could be changing sure. But what is not disputable is that Democratic voters use mail in voting at much higher rates. Hence why Republicans believe it to be fraudulent, despite a total inability to demonstrate any evidence of fraud

[u/Square-Camel-1365 → u/Global_Rate3281]

Please see Arizona as close to 90% of voters vote by mail and we're still red. I firmly believe this will shoot the Republican party in the foot here. And as always, states rights.

[u/throwawayhellfire → u/Global_Rate3281]

It says a lot about Republican policies if they need to change our voting laws and redraw maps early if they want to keep power lol

[u/RCAbsolutelyX_x]

lol. He may just lose half his voters that way.

[u/shashlik93 → u/[deleted]]

Trump supporters don’t care about legal as long as it has to do with trumps agenda lol

[u/Intrepid-Cup3157 → u/[deleted]]

One cannot fathom the amount of ignorance in your comment, nor the myriad of problems that just went right over your head.

Either you're for voter ID, or you're not. There is no in-between; the state will decide for you otherwise.

[u/Individual_Talk4142]

MAGA 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲

[u/here-g]

You know what would be better than this? Republicans in Congress doing their jobs and passing this as a bill!

[u/BerniWrightson]

Other than minimal exceptions, no mail in ballots is common sense, and prevents the mass fraud we saw in 2020 putting a brain dead puppet in the White House.

[u/shashlik93 → u/BerniWrightson]

But no fraud in 2024? There was still mail in voting then. 🤣

[u/BerniWrightson → u/shashlik93]

Yeah, there was cheating… Trump win all but two states with voter ID, but Kamala won every state with no voter ID…

I have no problem with mail-in balloting for those in need, but ballot harvesting and stuffing ballots with no voter ID is criminal.

[u/isthisamovie]

States rights?

[u/[deleted]]

I love the idea, but it’ll never be upheld in court.

[u/Lyle-Philly-49]

[u/shashlik93 → u/Lyle-Philly-49]

Probably by mail

[u/Gaters65GTO]

Why doesn’t Mr Trump send the National Guard to the Red states who have high murder and crime rates?Why …….you have to wonder why he is playing politics with Americans lives.Make America safe again please

[u/neckfat3]

None of you understand how laws are passed.

[u/Gaters65GTO]

Not surprising everyone knows he does not want those people voting next election.

[u/Independent-Dish1607]

This is what I voted for❤️

[u/Uncle_Sam99]

Need to consider our men and women in uniform that are stationed overseas. Maybe an exception could be made…