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Voter turnout by mail exceeded 30% in at least 14 states and D.C. Trump won half of those states, most of which have Republican governors or secretaries of state overseeing elections.

Trump indicated that he could act unilaterally and abolish mail-in balloting through an executive order ahead of the 2026 midterms. It’s a method of voting that accounted for 30% of all votes cast during the 2024 general election, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, an independent and bipartisan government group.

Voter turnout by mail exceeded 30% in at least 14 states and the District of Columbia, according to the most recent data available. Trump won half of those states, most of which have Republican governors or secretaries of state overseeing elections. Others, like Arizona and Michigan, have Democrats overseeing elections but are major electoral battlegrounds.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I read it and they still treat it like it's a debate if Trump has the power to do this as opposed to an obvious overreach and they don't even memtion it till 3 or 4 paragraphs in.

If any other president did this the title would have words like tyranny in it and the entire article would be dedicated to how it's unprecedented and reprehensible.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are you new? Did you just wake up from a coma? Trump has been doing things he doesn't have the power to since he got back in. Don't use that as a reason it won't happen.

[–] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

You are either replying to wrong commemt or you need to reread what I wrote.