Trump Moves to Crack Down on Mail-In Voting With New Order

A voter deposits a ballot into an Official Ballot Drop Box in Washington.Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

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By Gregory Korte and Courtney Subramanian

March 31, 2026 at 9:06 PM UTC

Updated on

March 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM UTC

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday intended to make it harder to cast mail-in ballots, escalating his long-running campaign against a practice used by millions of Americans.

The order seeks to ensure that state election officials have lists of eligible voters, according to White House staff secretary Will Scharf, and it directs the Postmaster General to take steps to verify that ballots are being sent to and returned by those voters.