28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) — Reaction continues to be heard across the country about President Trump's call to end mail-in voting.
The President says his lawyers are working on an executive order to halt mail-in voting ballots. Citing fraud and corruption concerns as the main factors in his action.
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Reaction continues to be heard across the nation and here in NEPA to President Trump's plan to ban mail-in voting.
The president says mail-in ballots are corrupt and can lead to voter fraud.
The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick talked with local election officials and voters to get their take on all of this.
I'm hearing mixed opinions about the president's call to ban mail-in voting. Most agree that he does not have the authority to carry it out.
"To end mail-in ballots because they're corrupt," declared President Trump on Tuesday.
President Trump has instructed his lawyers to draft an Executive Order to ban mail-in voting.
"You can never have a real democracy with mail in ballots, and, we, as a Republican Party, are going to do everything possible that we can get rid of mail-in ballots," stated President Trump.
Tom Shubilla is chairman of the Luzerne County Democrat Party.
He says the president does not have then constitutional authority to halt mail in voting.
Plus, he says there is no evidence of widespread fraud with mail in voting.
"It is hard to impossible doing this for so long. I figured out that doing something on such a wide scale would be unbelievably hard, unbelievably time intensive, and you would get caught," explained Shubilla.
Lee Ann McDermott, the chair of the Luzerne County Republican Party, supports the president.
"As far as mail in ballots, I do feel we do need absentee ballots or you should have a reason. That's my personal opinion. I think that getting rid of mail in ballots would be good," voiced McDermott.
Voters were split, Debra wants to keep mail-in ballots.
"They need a lot of work to keep them," stated Debra Johnson, Mountain Top.
"You think it's a good thing," asked Mehalshick.
"I think it's a good thing overall," confirmed Johnson.
Joe isn't so sure.
"I think if you're going to vote, you should have to vote in person or stricter rules for people who are handicapped who can't do that," expressed Joe Marsicano, Mountain Top.
In our 28/22 News InstaPoll earlier this week, we asked voters if they supported the president's plan to get rid of mail in ballots.
67 percent said no, 33 percent responded yes.
