CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- President Donald Trump wants to make a major change to how Americans vote.

Trump told reporters Monday that he will soon issue an executive order eliminating mail-in voting and banning the use of electronic voting machines. Trump wants states to revert to in-person voting using physically marked paper ballots.

“Paper ballots are very sophisticated with the watermark paper and everything else. We would get secure elections, we get much faster results," said Trump.

But local elections officials insist mail-in voting and electronic machines can be trusted. Michael Dickerson, who oversees elections in Mecklenburg County, told Queen City News that 39,000 people voted by mail in 2024. He argued that the method is proven safe and effective.

“You send that ballot

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