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Banning Mail-in Voting is "conspiracy" Theory, "paranoia," "authoritarianism"
The head of Wisconsin’s Elections Commission is dismissing President Trump’s promised end to mail-in ballots as a “red meat” issue for voters.
WEC chairwoman Ann Jacobs took to X on Monday to call the president’s proposed executive order to ban mail-in voting a “casserole of everyone's favorite conspiracy theories with a bunch of paranoia & authoritarianism thrown in for flavor.”
“Let's see this for what it really is: An attempt to change voting going into the midterms because he's afraid the Republicans will lose so the only way to win is to try to change the rules and limit voting. And that is something we should all be concerned about,” Jacobs wrote.
She explained that Wisconsin is one of three dozen states that not only allows for mail-in voting, but has seen huge support for mail-in votes in the past two presidential elections.
“You know what voters really like? Mail in voting! It's convenient, it's easy, it helps all sort of people participate in voting. That's why 36 states have implemented it (in various forms).” Jacobs wrote. “The electorate likes it!”
Wisconsin saw nearly 645,000 mail-in ballot requests in the 2024 election. The state also saw nearly a million people vote early in-person.
Jacobs also took issue with President Trump’s worries about voting machines.
“Every audit of every machine nationwide has shown that the machines accurately tabulate ballots,” Jacobs stated. “Here in Wisconsin, we test the machines before voting, and audit them after. And they pass every time!”
The president announced his plan to lean and effort to end mail-in voting, saying he wants to "help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections."
Jacobs was quick to counter, saying the Constitution specifically gives states the power to administer elections.
“A president does not have the ability to circumvent this constitutional requirement by executive order. Can't be done. States are not 'agents' of the federal government as to elections - they are the primary players,” Jacobs wrote on X.
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