White House Preps Executive Order to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of 2026 Elections
White House Preps Executive Order to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of 2026 Elections
President Donald Trump is reportedly moving forward with plans to ban mail-in ballots, with an executive order currently being drafted by his legal team. The move comes ahead of the 2026 elections for the House of Representatives and Senate, as Trump aims to eliminate a voting method he claims is ‘corrupt’ and unfairly favors Democrats.
In a social media post this week, Trump asserted that the order is being prepared by ‘the best lawyers in the country.’ He reiterated his stance during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, stating that mail-in voting is ‘the only way’ Democrats ‘can get elected.’ While mail-in ballots played a role in his 2024 victory, Trump has long maintained, without evidence, that voter fraud via mail-in ballots and voting machines led to his 2020 loss.
Despite Trump’s claims of federal authority, constitutional experts largely agree that the President lacks the power to unilaterally change state election laws. The US Constitution grants state legislatures the primary authority over election procedures, with Congress having a limited role to ‘make or alter such regulations.’ UCLA election law professor Rick Hasen described Trump’s assertion of presidential control over federal elections as ‘wrong and dangerous,’ emphasizing that the Constitution provides no such power to the President.
This latest push intensifies the ongoing debate over voting methods in the U.S., setting the stage for potential legal battles as the 2026 election cycle approaches.
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