Mail ballots are linked to a big surge in Nevada voter participation, including in red rural counties.
Democrats accounted for 38% of mail ballots cast in Nevada's 2024 general election. Republicans were 29%.
Although dubious of Trump's proposed executive order, political and legal experts say states could be incentivized to end the use of mail ballots.
The number of Nevadans casting a ballot by mail has skyrocketed in recent years, but that could change if President Donald Trump gets his wish to ban the practice.
During a recent meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Trump said he has “the best lawyers in the country” working on an executive order to end voting by mail, which he called “a fraud.”
To back up his claim, he cited Russian President Vladimir Putin as suppor