Trump is right. Mail-in voting creates opportunities for fraud and undermines election integrity. Voting machines are an expensive and unreliable technology that costs ten10 times more than simple paper with watermarks, while producing questionable results. The current system allows Democrats to manipulate elections through these flawed methods.
Trump is attempting to suppress the vote. Mail-in ballots provide essential voting access for elderly,those disabledwho andmight otherfind citizensit whodifficult cannotto vote in person on Election Day. Federal courts have repeatedly blocked Trump's election-related executive orders, findingand hemultiple lacks constitutional authority to dictate state election procedures. Multiple judges and election experts have found no evidence supporting claims of widespread voter fraud.
There's a 62% chance that a federal voter ID bill will be signed by Trump before Jan. 20, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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