Overview

• Trump reiterated on Aug. 18 and again this week that he would sign an executive order and urged Republicans to "BAN MAIL-IN VOTING."
• GOP leaders in Michigan, Vermont and South Dakota said they oppose a total ban, calling for tighter verification and warning against disenfranchising overseas military voters.
• Legal experts and officials note the Constitution assigns states the "times, places, and manner" of elections, and Senate Democrats said any federal ban would be dead on arrival.
• In Ohio, the secretary of state’s office stressed that changes to voting methods require action by the state legislature, underscoring limits on White House authority.
• Mail ballots made up at least 30% of votes in 14 states and D.C., including several Trump-won states, and available data show few proven fraud cases alongside established safeguards.