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Trump promised Monday to work to end mail-in voting and said work is already underway on an executive order to ban it before the 2026 midterm elections, although the Constitution does not give him this power.

"We, as a Republican Party, are going to do everything possible that we get rid of mail-in ballots," he said during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "We're going to start with an executive order that's being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots."

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 140 points 10 months ago (9 children)

The states run their elections, the president has no say in this.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 118 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Somehow I don't think he cares.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Some of the red state governors will probably roll over. I hope all the other states tell him to shove it.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

He's banking on that, so he can have Congress throw out the votes from those states because "they didn't follow the rules"

[–] protist@mander.xyz 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mail in ballots still lean Republican many places, I understand. In Texas, for example, mostly older people use mail in ballots, and that group trends more Republican than Texas voters at large

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 11 points 10 months ago

They're not going to fuck up and ban their own votes. They'll come up with some criteria for exclusions that keep the places and demographics they count on and spin it as pursuing some other principle than naked partisanship.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

"Some"?

Found the optimist!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (6 children)

This is just an excuse to pressure weak liberal governments into caving to fascism.

Trump barks, then Gretchen Whitmer throws up her hands in surrender. And in another two years, it'll be those stupid disenfranchised voters who just didn't try hard enough who are to blame.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then us franchised voters need to stand up and help them

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 52 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I voted by mail in 2020. It was super easy and convenient - which is why republicans hate it.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It directly counters many of their favorite voter suppression tactics.

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Like ICE and national guard at every ballot box ti intimidate anyone who isn't lilly white? And maybe a few of those if they look LGBTQ+ or a bit liberal.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How about go fuck yourself you orange sack of shit.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm worried that might create a second one. Can he fuck off and die, instead? I've been waiting for the McDonald's to do its job already.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would wish him to choke on a big mac, but thats against the TOS. Rules and all...

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s because his bestie Putin told him to

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

After the two met Friday, the president told Fox News' Sean Hannity that "Vladimir Putin, smart guy, said, 'You can't have an honest election, election with mail-in voting.'

How brain dead can Fox watchers really be? How can you listen to this - literally everything about that blurb is bizarro-world upside-down retarded.

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You know where mail in voting is allowed? Russia.

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[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Putin has mail in voting. Thats one way of many how he rigs his election

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I couldn’t find any information confirming your claims. I do not think you’re correct and it concerns me that Trump clearly was given marching orders by Putin and wouldn’t shut up about it immediately after the meeting and you’re agreeing with dear leader and possibly spreading misinformation ?!??why?https://apnews.com/article/russia-presidential-election-2024-what-to-know-04a363dd56d4b3f15d3048ed8585fe55

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Forging paper ballots is actually much harder than forging electronic ballots. That's why he fights them so much.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

He's so dumb. Denouncing mail-in voting cost him in 2020 and they reversed course in 2024. Now they're against it again?

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think we should make voting mandatory.

If you want to ban mail in ballots, let's make sure you're doing it for the right reasons. Because you truly, yet incorrectly, believe that mail in ballots are insecure. Not because you're trying to suppress the votes of people who have a harder time making it to the ballot box.

If you want to prove that you're doing it for the right reasons, instead of the absolutely wicked reasons that you appear to be doing it for, then make voting mandatory at the same time. Make sure that each American gets to the ballot box because they are easily available and quick. Make voter registration automatic and track down every citizen to make sure that their voice is heard.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (10 children)

Ballot boxes disenfranchise bed-bound people. Let's not add an infraction for not voting. Mandatory voting requires mail-in ballots

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 10 months ago

the last thing GOP wants is EVERYONE voting, it hurts them more if everyone is voting.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Headlines should say "In desperate bid to keep unpopular republicans in the house, Trump attempts to unlawfully ban mail in voting"

[–] magikmw@piefed.social 17 points 10 months ago

Yes yes but what about Esptein files?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I think we've all accepted that he's "running" for a third term. No one is questioning that part of why he wants to do this. He's going to cheat again and also run for a third term, which is unconstitutional.

The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1951, limits a president to two terms in office. This rule was established following Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four-term presidency. Before this amendment, the two-term tradition was an unwritten rule, set by George Washington when he stepped down after his second term.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

I think what's more likely is Don Jr will run to be a sock puppet for his dad, and idiots will see Donald Trump ^Jr^ on the ballot in 2028 and vote for it.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

This Supreme Court could find a constitutional amendment unconstitutional

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[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A reminder to our American friends, Trump is a symptom of 30 years of policies, you all had plenty of time to change things.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Given fox news and the republican main stream media was created to prevent the next Nixon from resigning, this is like a 60 year plot by a bunch of boomers.

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[–] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

I understand that sentiment and it’s very much deserved, but a good portion of our fellow countrymen have been literally taught to hate any critical thinking or logic and “look what I’m going to do piss off the left” and honestly our left is pretty center right compared to most of world.

There are of us that are working at it, but honestly we may have to fix how the government has suffered industry capture through deregulation for decades and teaching people (who hopefully will listen) is not going to happen fast at all.

We got a lot of work to do I hope we can, but honestly things aren’t looking the greatest right now and we definitely shouldn’t be taken at our word brill we establish a history of doing the right thing.

It’s going to get worse before it’s gets better the US is fucked at the moment but open for business if you’re a dictator or billionaire class.

The genie may not be able to hi back in the bottle though with the trend of countries going alt-right and the US is definitely not helping on that front either.

We are trying, but seriously don’t count on us in completing that task we are owned by billionaires and tech companies and I’m not sure our government and elected officials are willing to give up on all that sweet “political donations” money unchecked sadly…

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is garbage. I love mail in voting and refuse to go back.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The GOP will do everything in their power to not count or disqualify your mailed-in vote, and you may only find out long after the results are counted.

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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Why are politicians allowed to decide on voting rules on their own? In my country these matters are decided by an Electoral Comission, which is composed of public officials, with varied political affiliations. Changes to major rules must be approved by congress by a qualified majority (2/3 I believe).

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Voting is controlled by the states. This is just another example of trump trying to break the laws while threatening a tantrum if he doesn’t get his way.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

Who else would do it?

With that said, each state in the US decides how voting is done. Yes there are Federal Laws that mandate things.

I guess Trump can get legislation passed, but we shall see. Trump has been working on Infrastructure for 9 years now….

[–] OboTheHobo@ttrpg.network 10 points 10 months ago

He's scared. Simple as. We had him begging Texas to redistrict, now this, he's down in polls... he knows that he'll lose ground next year. A democratic majority in the house or senate would be devastating for him, and that's where things are headed right now.

[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this is shooting themselves in the foot a bit. During covid, maybe you could argue Dems were more likely to mail in vote due to there being a pandemic, but now? It's old people doing most of the mail-in votes. Old people are more likely to be Republicans.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

That's not the point. He's sowing the seeds of doubt in the legimacy of the next election. MAGAts will be shouting, "I saw on the TV they was countin' mail in ballots! Trump made that illegal! They're stealing the election again!"

[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Orrr use mail in voting to decide if the people want more information about Epstein's client.

Would also like the complete list of conflict of interest this president has obviously including the ones we don't already know about.

Once that's done, trial for every single enabler of the orange turd.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

The world's sorest LOSER.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

States rights preserved to run elections how they see fit amirite

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Really lends credence to the theory that the last 3 elections were hacked and 2020 was an anomaly due to the high mail in vote not being as easy to manipulate due to hand counting. I'm so glad Trump will fix it so we'll never have to vote again.

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[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For people that don't know. Voting by mail is older than the US. In 1775 the continental army wanted to have their votes counted while away. We've had mail in and absentee voting since.

And that's just US history.

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