In March 2026, the president signed an executive order that ended the right for all US citizens to vote by mail.
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AmericastSep 16, 2026
The US president has lashed out at the US Supreme Court for blocking his plans to end the right for all Americans to vote by mail in elections. But will Donald Trump find a different way to get around the ruling before this November’s midterm elections? Back in March, the president signed an executive order that ended the right for all US citizens to vote by email. He’s long argued that the move would help combat electoral fraud, despite cases of fraud being rare. The court’s decision is not, however, the end of the story and the Trump administration may return to the case with a renewed effort to block mail-in ballots …
The order signed March 31, 2026 (EO 14399) restricts mail-in voting: it limits absentee ballots to approved state lists and mandates USPS barcoded envelopes. Primary sources and wire reports describe it as tightening or restricting mail voting, not ending the right for all citizens.
What we found
Contradicts. The primary EO text and the White House fact sheet describe citizenship verification lists and secure, barcoded ballot envelopes, not an elimination of mail voting for citizens.[3][4]
Contradicts. Reuters and AP describe the order as tightening or restricting mail-in voting, with absentee ballots sent only to approved lists, rather than ending the right to vote by mail.[1][2]
Supports. The order was signed on March 31, 2026, so the March 2026 timing and the presidential signing are confirmed.[1][2][3][4]
Supports. A BBC audio blurb says the order 'ended the right for all US citizens to vote by email/mail', but it is a brief secondary item and is contradicted by the primary text. It also reports the Supreme Court blocked the plans, which conflicts with the NPR report that a judge declined to block the order.[5][6]
Context. Legal experts say the President lacks constitutional authority over federal elections, and the order faces legal challenges; a judge declined a temporary block in May 2026.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Trump signs order tightening mail-in voting, drawing swift ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter listapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Executive Order 14399—Ensuring Citizenship Verification and ...govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5The Supreme Court stops Donald Trump changing voting ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6Judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's mail-in voting ordernpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 7What legal experts say about the Trump administration's ...theconversation.com · not rated · cited for: context
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