{"id":2478306,"date":"2025-08-25T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:29:11","slug":"trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Right \u2014 Voting By Mail Endangers Election Accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2478306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses former President Donald Trump&#8217;s stance against mail-in voting, emphasizing his belief that it endangers election accuracy due to its susceptibility to fraud. The piece highlights that 28 U.S.states currently allow mail-in voting without requiring a specific reason, a practice ofen criticized for lacking security. It references recent judicial opinions and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reports indicating absentee ballots<\/a> as a major source of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steven-crowder-temporarily-suspended-from-twitter-over-voter-fraud-post-crowder-responds-fight-like-hell\/\" title=\"Steven Crowder Temporarily Suspended From Twitter Over Voter ... Post; Crowder Responds: \u2018Fight Like Hell\u2019\">potential voter fraud<\/a>,noting that many countries have banned or strictly regulated mail-in voting to prevent such issues.<\/p>\n<p>The authors argue that the U.S.Postal Service is ill-equipped to manage elections reliably, citing declining delivery standards. While acknowledging that early and mail-in voting are legally permitted in many states,the article advocates for a return to in-person voting on a single Election day to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-announces-key-steps-to-ensure-election-integrity-in-florida-ballot-harvesting-third-degree-felony\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Announces Key Steps to Ensure ... in Florida: ... Third-Degree Felony\">enhance election integrity<\/a>. It criticizes Democrats for opposing voter ID laws and for blocking audits of mail-in ballots, and points to alleged failures by Republican Congress members and the Department of Justice to investigate irregularities in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>According to the article, several states have enacted restrictions on mail-in voting since 2020, following a surge in mail-in ballots during that year&#8217;s election that helped elect Joe Biden amid ongoing questions about ballot legitimacy. trump is quoted emphasizing the importance of fair elections and strong borders,urging the Republican Party to eliminate mail-in ballots,starting with an executive order. The article also notes that while some Western countries allow mail-in voting, they do so under stricter regulations than the U.S., with countries like France banning it due to fraud concerns.<\/p>\n<p>the authors call for renewed efforts toward election integrity by limiting mail-in voting, verifying signatures, and ending practices like ballot harvesting, proposing these steps as essential to preserving the credibility of American elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taedc\/50495570281\">Ted Eytan\/Flickr\/<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>&nbsp;       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/25\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Trump%E2%80%99s%20Right%20%E2%80%94%20Voting%20By%20Mail%20Endangers%20Election%20Accuracy&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/25\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Trump%E2%80%99s%20Right%20%E2%80%94%20Voting%20By%20Mail%20Endangers%20Election%20Accuracy&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/25\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/25\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump%E2%80%99s%20Right%20%E2%80%94%20Voting%20By%20Mail%20Endangers%20Election%20Accuracy&amp;body=Our%20country%20would%20be%20better%20off%20with%20a%20return%20to%20the%20gold%20standard:%20voting%20in-person%20on%20Election%20Day.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/25\/trumps-right-voting-by-mail-endangers-election-accuracy\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Sandwiched between Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-launch-new-social-media-platform-in-next-couple-of-months-after-meetings-with-companies-report\/\" title=\"... To Launch New Social Media Platform In Next Couple Of Months After Meetings With Companies: Report\">high-powered meetings<\/a> with foreign leaders, Trump took the time to prioritize ending <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/mail-in-voting-return-to-sender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fraud-prone<\/a> mail-in voting. Slightly more than half of our country &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-ban-mail-in-voting-before-2026-midterm-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">28 states<\/a> &ndash; permit mail-in voting without any documented reason or excuse.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca5.uscourts.gov\/opinions\/pub\/23\/23-50885-CV0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his decision<\/a> in favor of a <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/liberalism-and-conservatism\/we-need-voter-id-for-honest-elections-1087\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voter ID<\/a> law <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/election-audits-confound-never-trumpers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in Texas<\/a> by declaring, &ldquo;Mail-in ballots are not secure.&rdquo; The vast majority of the world agrees and has banned the permissive mail-in voting that is allowed here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1311034564\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our postal service was never intended to conduct elections. That is not its mission.&nbsp;The delivery standards of our postal service have been declining, such that postmarks are no longer consistently used and letters are no longer reliably received within three days of being mailed.<\/p>\n<p>Like the designated hitter rule in baseball that many traditional fans oppose, a team needs to <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/gop-must-register-voters-in-pennsylvania-to-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use what is allowed<\/a> in order to win. Campaigns should encourage Republicans to vote early, including by mail, in states that allow it, while also seeking a return to Election Day-only voting for everyone to improve election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Federal law has long required that national elections be held on only one day, and our country would be better off with a return to that <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/trump-issues-clarion-call-for-election-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gold standard<\/a> for everyone. As the Fifth Circuit explained on Aug. 4 by <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2020\/04\/in-the-wall-street-journal-heed-jimmy-carter-on-the-danger-of-mail-in-voting-absentee-ballots-remain-the-largest-source-of-potential-voter-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quoting from a report<\/a> by the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, &ldquo;absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet liberals are in a tizzy over Trump&rsquo;s new push against mail-in voting, and stories about it have displaced news about Trump&rsquo;s meetings with foreign leaders. Corporate media doubt that Trump can end mail-in voting by executive order, as Trump indicates he will do.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats insist there is no evidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/the-folly-of-vote-by-mail-for-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mail-in voting<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/constitution\/judicial-supremacy\/judicial-supremacist-pushes-mail-in-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">susceptible to fraud<\/a>, but they have blocked attempts by Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/dont-concede-to-fake-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to audit signatures<\/a> on mail-in ballots to check for authenticity. Some have destroyed records concerning the flood of mail-in ballots used in 2020 to elect Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-controlled Congress has failed to hold hearings on this important issue, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has failed to investigate it. Instead, Republicans like Trump&rsquo;s chief of staff in 2020, Mark Meadows, remain under indictment by a Democrat county prosecutor in Georgia <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/liberalism-and-conservatism\/elections\/for-elections-transparency-leads-to-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for questioning<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/doj-investigate-the-unexplained-6-3m-dem-2020-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive number of mail-in ballots<\/a> counted in favor of Biden to surprisingly <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/counting-every-fraudulent-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">award him<\/a> that state in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/research-reports\/state-state-guide-restrictive-changes-voter-id-mail-voting-and-ballot%23:~:text=Voting%2520by%2520mail,%2520also%2520known,time%2520in%2520a%2520presidential%2520election.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19 states<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/gunfight-for-election-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enacted restrictions<\/a> on mail-in voting. A surge of 33 million mail-in ballots in 2020 was <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/americans-remain-convinced-trump-won\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">used to elect Biden<\/a>, and there has never been a real investigation as to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/the-big-lie-is-the-new-litmus-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legitimacy of that massive spike<\/a>, which was not seen again in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;REMEMBER, WITHOUT FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS, AND STRONG AND POWERFUL BORDERS, YOU DON&rsquo;T HAVE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF A COUNTRY,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/32604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> Monday morning prior to his high-profile meeting with European leaders. Trump is impressed by how other countries have long prohibited mail-in voting &ldquo;because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/states-step-up-for-election-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly half<\/a> of our country limited mail-in ballots in the 2024 election, Kamala Harris received 6.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-electoral-college-is-and-how-it-affects-elections-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What the Electoral College is and how it affects elections - Washington Examiner\">3 million fewer votes<\/a> than Biden did four years earlier. At the same time, Trump received three million more votes in 2024 than in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/men-reject-dems-vote-for-a-woman-pitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harris campaign<\/a> spent $1.5 billion in 2024, which included paying for ballot harvesters, yet there is little explanation of what all that money funded. House Republicans and the DOJ should be investigating this, but have failed to.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We, as a Republican Party, are going to do everything possible that we get rid of mail-in ballots,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/trump-vows-to-try-banning-mail-in-voting-before-2026-midterm-elections\/ar-AA1KKUYZ?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responded<\/a> to reporters at the White House on Monday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to start with an executive order that&rsquo;s being written right now by the best lawyers in the country to end mail-in ballots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DOJ has spent tens of millions of dollars <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/defund-the-doj-as-courts-fail-to-rein-it-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigating critics<\/a> of the reported election outcome in 2020, and yet apparently not a dime has been spent by DOJ on investigating rampant <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/drop-box-dems-take-another-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot harvesting and drop-box ballot dumps<\/a> in 2020. There has been no investigation to explain the <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/doj-investigate-the-unexplained-6-3m-dem-2020-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6.3 million votes<\/a> for the Democrat presidential nominee that disappeared between 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s opponents say that Germany and a few other Western countries allow mail-in voting, but only with stricter rules than in the United States, such as Germany&rsquo;s requirement that ballots be received by Election Day to be counted. France banned mail-in voting due to fraud, and most other European, Middle Eastern, and Latin American nations also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/fact-check-elon-musk-shared-215000294.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prohibit it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In too many of our states, mail-in signatures are not verified and <a href=\"https:\/\/phyllisschlafly.com\/featured-top\/rnc-steps-up-for-election-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballots are accepted<\/a> until 14 days after Election Day. Paid political operatives continue to have far too much influence over the harvesting of ballots.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      John and Andy Schlafly are sons of Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) and lead the continuing Phyllis Schlafly Eagles organizations with writing and policy work.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">John and Andy Schlafly<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/jaschlafly\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ballot-harvesting\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ballot harvesting<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/doj\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/election-day\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Election Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/election-integrity\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">election integrity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/elections\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/mail\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/mail-in-ballot\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">mail-in ballot<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/usps\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">USPS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/vote-by-mail\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">vote by mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voter-fraud\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voter fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voter-id\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voter ID<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/voting\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">voting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit Ted Eytan\/Flickr\/ CC BY-SA 2.0 Share Article on Facebook, Twitter, Truth Social Copy Link Email Trump prioritizes ending fraud-prone mail-in voting amid meetings; 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