It’s Always More Stupid Than You Think

MAGA figures Michael Flynn, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, and Patrick Byrne have been involved in discussions re the draft EO to declare emergency ahead of midterms, per sourceshttps://t.co/FFRE1CJcWw

— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) February 27, 2026

The 17-page draft order, which sources say Trump has reviewed, would mandate the use of voter ID and hand-counted ballots, and ban mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

The attorneys pushing the draft order said they anticipate it would be incorporated into a planned executive order, which they expect to be issued soon.

It is not clear if Trump is considering or will ultimately issue the order.

"At this point, it's got to be ASAP, because we got primaries," said Florida attorney Peter Ticktin, who told ABC News on Thursday that he has been in contact with the White House about the draft order.

Ticktin, who also represents former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, who was imprisoned for breaking into voting equipment, said the emergency declaration would empower Trump to ban electronic voting machines and mail-in ballots because they could be tools used for foreign interference.

"The most important provision, if you ask me, is the hand counting," Ticktin said. "Get rid of the machines. That's what we need to do right away."

So all 50 states will have to scrap mail-in voting (including military and overseas citizens?) and machines and go to hand ballots counted by human beings? By November? And let me guess: no early voting, and results by midnight on Election Day?

When asked about Article I of the Constitution assigning power to regulate elections to state legislatures and Congress, Ticktin acknowledged state legislatures' authority, but said the claims of foreign election interference justify action.

"The Constitution basically gives the power to the state legislators, not the governors, not any judges, not anything in the federal government, but just the state legislatures, the power to determine how that state is going to conduct its elections. So the President doesn't have any power to change that ... But we really do have an election emergency right now," he said.

Did he just admit this EO is… pointless? 🤡 

Well, never mind then, I guess. 🤷🏻‍♂️