August 18, 2025
Trump claims he can ban mail voting by executive order
Constitutional boundaries shattered in voting rights attack
📜Constitutional Law✊Civil Rights🗳️Elections
Trump announced plans for executive order eliminating mail-in ballots nationwide on Aug. 18, 2025
30.3%-34% of Americans voted by mail in 2024, down from 43% in 2020
Constitutional scholars confirm presidents have no authority to control state election methods
The order would disenfranchise disabled voters, working parents, and military families stationed abroad
Election administration is constitutionally reserved to state governments under the 10th Amendment
Legal experts predict immediate court challenges and certain defeat for the executive order
Approximately 2.6-2.8 million UOCAVA-eligible voters (military and overseas civilians) depend on mail ballots
📜Constitutional Law✊Civil Rights🗳️Elections
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What percentage of Americans voted by mail in the 2024 election?
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Trump discussed his mail-in ballot ban with Vladimir Putin during their Alaska summit.
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According to Trump, who told him that mail-in voting makes honest elections impossible?
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What percentage of voters used mail-in ballots in the 2024 election?
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What constitutional authority does the president have to eliminate mail-in ballots nationwide?
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