'There will be mistakes': Red state officials warn of new Trump plan

Systemic Error Podcast · Sep 21, 2026 · 6m

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Election Sabotage Disguised as Postal Procedure

The Power Is Federal

The Trump administration is attempting to impose new federal controls on absentee voting less than two months before the 2026 midterms. Through an executive order and a proposed Postal Service rule, it would subject ballot designs to federal review, mandate new envelope specifications and require states to upload information identifying voters who requested absentee ballots. A federal court has blocked the rule for now.

The institutional hierarchy is not complicated. County clerks administer Idaho’s…