President Donald Trump has once again utilized mail voting in Florida, casting his ballot in the Republican primary despite his vocal criticism of the practice. Trump, who has labeled mail-in ballots as “inherently corrupt,” voted via mail for Florida’s Republican primary. Palm Beach County voting records show he requested a mail ballot in late July and returned it on August 13, shortly before the primary.

This marks the second occasion this year in which Trump has used mail voting in Florida. Earlier, he voted by mail during a special election in March while publicly criticizing the practice. During that instance, Trump claimed his status as president justified his decision to vote by mail. However, records indicated he was in Palm Beach during a time when early in-person voting was possible. The White House previously dismissed criticism of Trump’s choice as a “non-story.”

Santiago Mayer, executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, expressed his frustration to Newsweek via email. He criticized Trump’s actions, accusing him of hypocrisy and lying about the integrity of mail-in voting.

In July, Trump described mail-in ballots as “inherently corrupt” while pushing for restrictions. He advocated limiting mail voting to scenarios like illness, disability, military deployment, or travel. However, fact-checkers have found no evidence of widespread fraud in mail voting. A 2025 Brookings Institution study estimated about four fraud cases per 10 million mail ballots.

In the 2024 presidential election, approximately 30% of ballots were cast by mail, according to federal data.

Mail Voting Instances

• August 2026 Primary Election in Florida
• March 2026 Special Election in Florida
• Florida’s 2020 Primary Election
• New York 2018 Midterm election via absentee ballot
• New York 2017 Mayoral election via absentee ballot

Save America Act

Trump has actively pushed Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would mandate proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration in federal elections. His strategies include tying the bill to defense spending legislation, urging Senate Republicans to bypass the filibuster, and using Truth Social to emphasize the measure’s importance.

Proponents of the bill argue it would enhance election integrity. However, critics claim it might complicate voting for eligible citizens without effectively addressing non-citizen voting.

This is an ongoing story subject to updates.

Contact Newsweek editors: Samantha Beech and Gray R. Thomas