Trump Misuses Carter Report on Mail-In Voting

0:00This is Cory, keeping Durham in the know, you're listening to Durham News today. The Trump administration is citing a 2005 report co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter to argue against mail-in and absentee. Ballots. They claim as shows these methods lead to fraud as President Trump and White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt pushed the safeguard American voter. Eligibility. Act ahead of midterms. That report from the Commission on Federal Election Reform did note absentee ballots as a potential fraud risk, but did not call for banning them. Instead, it recommended safeguards like limiting who handles ballots and more research, while praising low fraud and states like Oregon. Jimmy Carter supported mail-in voting right up to his death in 2024, even using it himself, as confirmed by his grandson Jason Carter in the Carter Center. Jason called the claims misleading and harmful to voter confidence. Experts agree there's no evidence of widespread fraud for mail-in ballots then or now, with

1:02usage rising from 13% of votes in two. 2004, to nearly a third recently, improvements like ballot tracking have made systems safer. Meanwhile, Trump has voted by mail-in Florida and shifted views on the practice over the years. Biden House stands by their take on the report, but it overlooks Carter's later endorsements in the full context. This story is made possible by our sponsor, see the episode description. If sleep podcasts are your thing, this is your pillow, built for comfort and calm, L.L.I. SoleyPillow.com