President Donald Trump announced this week that he intends to sign an executive order to end mail-in voting — a statewide system that’s highly popular among Washington state voters.

The news doesn’t sit well with some Washington elected officials.

Trump said Monday that he’ll “lead a movement” to eliminate mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines. He called into question the accuracy of such machines, without providing evidence, and argued that they’re “very expensive.”

“WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections,” Trump said in an Aug. 18 post on Truth Social.

But local and state officials argue that Washington’s electi

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