{"id":2604154,"date":"2026-05-18T17:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-marylands-mail-in-ballot-system\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:00:40","slug":"trump-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-marylands-mail-in-ballot-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-marylands-mail-in-ballot-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls for DOJ investigation into Maryland&#8217;s mail-in ballot system"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-marylands-mail-in-ballot-system%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=2604154&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>President Donald Trump urged the U.S.Department of Justice to investigate Maryland\u2019s mail-in ballot system after an error caused thousands of voters to receive the wrong party\u2019s ballot for the state\u2019s primary. The Justice Department probe,Trump said,follows confirmation by Maryland\u2019s State Board of Elections that replacement ballots were needed because ballots were sent incorrectly for the gubernatorial primary.<\/p>\n<p>Trump directed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to look into the issue, arguing the mistake benefited Democrats and harmed Republicans\u2019 chances. Meanwhile, Maryland officials said they arranged replacement ballots to ensure the election remains accurate and verified.<\/p>\n<p>The ballot controversy is occurring as Gov.Wes Moore (D-MD) renews efforts to redistrict Maryland\u2019s congressional districts after earlier efforts failed in the state legislature. Democrats have been divided over redistricting, and Moore\u2019s renewed push follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cincinnati-beating-suspect-cites-jan-6-at-hearing-and-judge-drops-bond-by-99-from-original-total-300k-down-to-2500-out-of-pocket\/\" title=\"Cincinnati Beating Suspect Cites Jan. 6 at Hearing, And Judge Drops Bond by 99% from Original Total - 0k Down to ,500 Out of Pocket\">recent court developments<\/a>, including a Supreme Court decision clearing the way for Louisiana\u2019s map redraw after invalidation elsewhere.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday called for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice<\/a> to investigate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"49\">Maryland\u2019s<\/a> mail-in ballot system after a mishap led to voters receiving the wrong party ballot for the primary election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s direction also comes as Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3000\">Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD) is renewing calls to redistrict the state\u2019s congressional districts after his initial directive failed in the state legislature.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573338\/trump-doj-investigation-maryland-mail-in-ballots\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump calls for DOJ investigation into Maryland\u2019s mail-in ballot system<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4572715\/doj-announces-anti-weaponization-fund-biden-lawfare\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ announces $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >776 billion \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/a> for Biden lawfare victims<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4572410\/trump-moves-drop-irs-lawsuit-doj-weaponization-victims-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump moves to drop $10 billion IRS lawsuit as DOJ weighs weaponization victims fund<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The president said the investigation is due to an error confirmed by Maryland\u2019s State Board of Elections that thousands of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mail-in-voting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9918\">mail-in ballots<\/a> were sent out incorrectly, leading some voters to receive the wrong party for the gubernatorial primary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cIn Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal Mail In Ballots, and they got caught!\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social post. \u201cSo now, they\u2019re going to send out 500,000 more Mail In Ballots, but nobody knows what\u2019s happening with the first 500,000 they sent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, many of these Ballots went to Democrats, so any Republican running in Maryland doesn\u2019t have a chance!\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis was done by the Corrupt Governor of the State, Wes Moore. He allowed this to happen in order to make sure that Democrats win. It never made sense to me that Maryland was considered an automatic Democrat State, but now I see why. I\u2019m sure this has gone on for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he would be directing acting Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20883\">Todd Blanche<\/a> to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of the mail-in ballot error first surfaced on Friday, prompting the state to resend all ballots regardless of whether a correct ballot had been received initially. Anyone who was mailed a ballot before May 14, or those who received or requested their mail-in ballot by web delivery, was affected.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>The State and Local Boards of Elections remain committed to running an election that is verified, secure and accurate,\u201d Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinisin said in a press release. \u201cMail-in voting is an integral facet of the electoral process. With over 500,000 voters requesting mail-in ballots, we want to eliminate any doubt in its integrity or accuracy that is why I have arranged the sending of replacement ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump had initially weighed in on the matter Saturday, using it as a reason to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-id\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"162\">voter ID<\/a> and proof of citizenship, as well as restrictions for mail-in voting.<\/p>\n<p>The mail-in ballot controversy comes as Moore reignites his push to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistrict<\/a> the state. <\/p>\n<p>Maryland\u2019s\u00a0Democratic leadership has been split over redistricting in the last year, as state Senate President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3869404\/maryland-senate-president-bill-ferguson-midcycle-redistricting\/\">Bill Ferguson <\/a>declined to take up the issue in the upper chamber despite Moore\u2019s public calls to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The legislative session ended in April without a new map in play, but Moore is renewing his calls for the Democratic gerrymander following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4563621\/supreme-court-clears-way-alabama-map-redraw\/\">Louisiana v. Callais<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4568481\/wes-moore-double-down-maryland-redistricting-push\/\"><strong>WES MOORE DOUBLES DOWN ON FAILED MARYLAND REDISTRICTING PUSH: \u2018WE DON\u2019T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO ACT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Maryland House passed a proposed map that would have favored Democrats in all eight districts, axing the state\u2019s only GOP seat held by Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD). When it moved to the state Senate, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-current-congressional-map-to-be-used-in-2024\/\" title=\"Ohio&#039;s Supreme Court approves the use of current congressional ... in 2024.\">map failed<\/a> in committee. <\/p>\n<p>Moore renewed his redistricting effort after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> Supreme Court issued a decision to invalidate Democrats\u2019 newly drawn map in the Old Dominion. He used the circumstances in Virginia to urge state lawmakers to act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urged DOJ to investigate Maryland\u2019s mail-in ballots after errors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2604157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26050543100315.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7076,32319,32644,39540,5894],"class_list":["post-2604154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-doj","tag-donald-trump","tag-election-integrity","tag-mail-in-ballots","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26050543100315.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604159,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604154\/revisions\/2604159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}