Trump Seeks to Get Rid of Mail-In Ballots: What to Know

Experts say the president’s move pushes the limits of his constitutional authority.

A resident drops off a vote-by-mail ballot in a drop box in Chicago on Oct. 2, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

President Donald Trump wants to make mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines a thing of the past, calling for these voting methods to be replaced with paper ballots.

“Mail-in ballots are corrupt,” Trump told reporters on Aug. 18 during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.