Trump Announces Executive Order to End Mail-In Voting and Voting Machines Before 2026 Midterms

Look, we need to talk about something. The 2026 midterms are coming, and the same fights about voting we’ve been having since 2020? They’re not going away. They’re getting worse.

Remember when voting meant showing up on Election Day? You’d walk into your local school gym, chat with neighbors, and cast your ballot. Simple. Clean. Done. Now? We’ve got ballots flying through the mail, machines nobody trusts, and half the country convinced the other half is cheating. This isn’t sustainable, people.

President Trump dropped a bombshell Monday morning. He’s planning to sign an executive order that would end mail-in voting and get rid of voting machines before the 2026 midterms. Let that sink in for a second.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

“I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we’re at it, Highly ‘Inaccurate,’ Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES, which cost Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper, which is faster, and leaves NO DOUBT, at the end of the evening, as to who WON, and who LOST, the Election.”

Yeah, about that Putin meeting in Alaska last week. The Russian leader allegedly told Trump that America’s 2020 election “was rigged because you have mail-in voting.” (I know—Putin giving us election advice. Make of that what you will.)

Trump went further, claiming America is “now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting.” He says other nations “gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED.”

The Constitutional Question

Here’s where I scratch my head.

Trump says states are “merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government” when running elections. Wait, what? Since when do conservatives want D.C. calling all the shots? The Constitution clearly says states run their own elections. That’s not some minor detail—it’s a basic rule of how America works.

Think about it. We’re the same people who scream about federal overreach when it comes to education. Or healthcare. Or basically anything else. But suddenly we want Washington telling Texas how to run its elections?

This puts conservatives who love the Constitution in a tough spot. You can hate mail-in voting AND still believe your state should decide. Those aren’t opposite ideas. They’re both conservative principles.

Reality Check on Mail-In Voting

Let me blow your mind with some facts.

First, 34 countries use mail-in voting. Not just us. Most of Europe allows it too. So Trump’s claim that we’re the only ones? Not exactly true.

Second—and here’s the kicker—Trump himself voted by mail in Florida’s 2020 primary. Funny how that works, right? Palm Beach County confirmed they got his ballot.

About one in three Americans voted by mail in 2022. We’re talking millions of people here. Elderly Republicans who can’t drive anymore. Military members serving overseas. Disabled veterans. Rural voters who live hours from polling places.

Eight states run their entire elections by mail. Twenty-eight states let anyone vote absentee without an excuse. This isn’t new—it’s been happening for years.

You know what bothers me most? We’re having the wrong conversation. The question isn’t whether mail-in voting has problems. (It does.) The question is who gets to fix those problems—Washington or your state capital?

Looking ahead to 2026, something’s going to change. Maybe through Trump’s executive order. Maybe through Congress. Maybe through state laws. But change is coming.

Here’s my take: We need secure elections. Nobody disputes that. But conservatives who’ve spent decades defending states’ rights might want to think twice before cheering federal takeover of elections.

You’re smart enough to see the problem here. We want election integrity AND constitutional principles. We want to stop fraud AND preserve federalism.

Maybe—just maybe—the answer isn’t choosing one or the other. Maybe it’s demanding both. Your state can secure its elections without Washington’s help. In fact, it probably should.

Key Takeaways

• Trump plans executive order ending mail-in voting before 2026 midterms
• Claims contradict Constitution’s delegation of elections to states
• Millions of military and elderly voters rely on mail-in ballots
• Conservative principles of federalism clash with election security concerns

Sources: The Post Millennial, the Guardian

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