Congresswoman Nikema Williams Leads Fight to Protect Voting by Mail
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter, including 32 other representatives, to President Donald Trump to demand he cease his attacks on access to the ballot and mail-in voting.
After the November 4, 2025 elections, which led to resounding victories for Democratic candidates in New Jersey and Virginia, and the overwhelming approval of Proposition 50 in California, Trump made the baseless accusation that the vote on the California redistricting proposition was “RIGGED,” and that “All “Mail-In” Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are “Shut Out,” is under very serious legal and criminal review.”
Shortly thereafter, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated to reporters that “the White House is working on an executive order to strengthen our elections in this country, and to ensure that there cannot be blatant fraud, as we’ve seen in California, with their universal mail-in voting system.” Asked for evidence supporting the Administration’s claims of voter fraud, Leavitt insisted “it’s just a fact.”
The members wrote:
“Accusations that voting by mail permits voter fraud are completely without merit and have been repeatedly disproven. States take multiple approaches to ensuring votes cast by mail are secure and legitimate.”
“Additionally, there is no reason to believe that allowing voting by mail favors any political outcome. Voting by mail has wide bipartisan uptake.”
“Despite these protections, and the bipartisan appeal of voting by mail, restrictions on mail-in ballots have become a familiar drum beat in Republican-led states like Georgia, Texas, and Florida, which have passed restrictive measures limiting the right to absentee vote. Your administration has also attempted to intimidate states by threatening election funding if they accept ballots which are cast on or before election day, if they arrive after election day.”
“We call on you to recognize the validity of mail voting, and refrain from further restricting access to the ballot by arbitrarily curtailing this method of voting.”
Read the full letter here.