The Carter-Baker Commission found that mail-in balloting was the most likely vector for fraud in an election.
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VINCEAug 25, 2026
The 2005 Carter-Baker report stated that absentee ballots, which include mail-in ballots, 'remain the largest source of potential voter fraud' and that vote by mail is 'likely to increase the risks of fraud,' which closely matches the claim's 'most likely vector' wording.
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… He's trying to stop hijackers. That's what he's trying to do. He wants to stop fraud. Jimmy Carter, a Democrat president, Commission of the early two thousands, by now you likely know about it, did an entire study on integrity in American elections, and one of the core findings of the Carter Baker Commission was the likeliness of fraud being committed using mail-in ballots. They said that mail-in balloting was the most likely vector for fraud in an election, and states should limit the use of mail-in ballots in order to maintain credible elections. That was Jimmy Carter that said that. Now you have Chuck Schumer saying that we shouldn't authenticate mail-in ballots, we shouldn't protect American voters. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Carter-Baker report states that 'absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud,' as quoted by PolitiFact and an amicus brief.[1][3][5][6]
Supports. Congressional testimony summarizing the Commission says it found absentee and mail-in ballots to be the most significant source of vote fraud, and that vote buying is harder to detect by mail.[4]
Supports. The Commission said vote by mail is 'likely to increase the risks of fraud,' which FactCheck.org confirms as the report's language.[2][3]
Context. Fact-checkers say the report did not call for eliminating mail voting, noted absentee voting worked in some places, and recommended safeguards and further research rather than a ban.[1][2][6][7]
Context. The Carter Center and Jimmy Carter objected that the 'largest source of potential fraud' line was selectively referenced and that later practices had progressed, and PolitiFact and FactCheck.org rate Trump's broader claim that mail-in ballots mean crooked elections as overstated.[2][5][8][9]
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9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Fact-checking claims about Jimmy Carter's recordpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2FactChecking Trump's Iowa Victory Speech - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3[PDF] Amicus brief - In the Supreme Court of the United Statessupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4American Confidence in Electionscongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Fact-checking Trump's claims on mail-in voting in Californiapbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 6Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said ‘don’t ever use’ mail ...api.politifact.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 7Trump wrongly says Jimmy Carter said 'don't ever use ... - PolitiFactstaging.politifact.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Carter Center Statement on Voting by Mail for 2020 U.S. ...cartercenter.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 9The Jolt: Carter Center warns against using old report to justify new ...ajc.com · not rated · cited for: context
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