Mail-In Voting: Why 161 Countries Said “No Thanks” (But Somehow Pennsylvania Knows Better)
Topic: Election Integrity
I asked Grok a simple question: how many countries allow mail-in voting? The answer was… let’s just say, not exactly what Governor Josh Shapiro wants you to hear.
According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), out of roughly 195 sovereign nations, only 34 allow any form of mail-in voting. And here’s the kicker: of those, only 12 allow it for all voters. The rest—22 countries—keep it on a very short leash, only permitting it in cases like disability, illness, or citizens abroad.
Do the math, and you get this little gem: about 161 countries on planet Earth either ban mail-in voting entirely or keep it so restricted that only a sliver of the population can use it. In other words, most of the civilized world looked at mail-in ballots and said, “Yeah, no thanks.”
A Quick World Tour of “No Mail-In Voting”
France banned it in 1975 because (surprise!) they found too much fraud.
Mexico killed it in 1991 for the same reason, brought it back in 2006 just for citizens abroad, and still limits it.
Belgium, Sweden, Italy, Japan, Poland, Ukraine—all say “nope” unless you’re abroad or disabled.
Brazil and Russia? Flat-out bans. And if even Russia thinks your system is too open to fraud… yikes.
Most of Latin America and the Middle East? Forget about it.
It’s almost like countries around the world learned the hard way that mailing your vote like a birthday card to grandma isn’t the most secure system.
Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania…
Enter Governor Josh Shapiro. After President Trump announced his upcoming executive order which plans to ban mail-in voting and vulnerable voting machines in federal elections, Shapiro ran to the nearest podium to declare that Pennsylvania will keep mail-in voting anyway.
Because of course—we know better than the other 161 countries who already scrapped it. France, Italy, Japan, Brazil? Amateurs. But Pennsylvania politicians? Experts in integrity. (Never mind that Act 77 turned our elections into a circus back in 2020.)
Why This Matters
It’s not complicated. If mail-in voting were a genius idea, you’d see it everywhere. But instead, the overwhelming majority of nations ban it because it’s insecure, untraceable, and ripe for abuse.
Yet here in Pennsylvania, we’re told it’s “safe and secure.” Kind of like how your spam folder is “safe and secure” from Nigerian princes.
Final Thought
President Trump’s executive order is controversial, sure. It’ll face lawsuits, the media will cry foul, and governors like Shapiro will puff out their chests. But ask yourself this:
If 161 countries around the world don’t trust mail-in ballots, why on earth should we?
Maybe, just maybe, the rest of the world figured something out that Pennsylvania’s political class is too stubborn—or too power-hungry—to admit.
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