President Donald Trump on Thursday called for action to stop Utah from switching to an all-mail election format just days before the state’s primaries, writing on his Truth Social platform that "We should stop Utah from doing this." The post said: "It seems as though the Great State of Utah, which I won each time, and handily, is going to the All Mail In Ballot format of Colorado, and the rest, that always head LEFT, as soon as the move is made."
Trump’s comments came as Utah prepares for primaries next week. He repeated his familiar contention that mail-in balloting creates opportunities for Democratic-leaning actors to cheat, a claim he made without offering evidence. The post reflects the president’s continued skepticism about expanded absentee and mail-in voting.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Utah and Colorado are among fewer than a dozen states that hold all elections entirely by mail. The Utah lieutenant governor - who oversees elections in the state - and the Utah Republican Party did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Utah Democratic Party objected to the president’s suggestion of federal intervention to curtail vote-by-mail, calling any such effort "insulting" to residents of the state and saying it opposed moves to roll back mail voting in Utah.
Trump himself voted by mail earlier this year and has repeatedly raised concerns about the integrity of mail-in ballots. In March, he signed an executive order that tightened federal rules on mail voting nationwide, including directing his administration to compile a list of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state.
Last month, the president instructed the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what he described as an "illegal" action by Maryland to send out 500,000 mail-in ballots. Maryland state officials rejected that claim.
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