The following is from Rasmussen Reports.

A new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that 60% of likely US voters say they support enacting a law in their state requiring the use of paper ballots for all elections, including 38% who say they strongly support it. Meanwhile, 26% say they oppose such a law, including 13% who say they strongly oppose it, while another 15% are unsure.

In remarks before his first Cabinet meeting last week, President Trump said, “We have to go back to paper ballots. … It’s a very safe form of voting.”

Support for requiring paper ballots varies along party lines. Seventy-two (72%) percent of Republicans say they support such a law, compared to 51% of Democrats and 55% of unaffiliated voters.

Forty-one (41%) percent of voters say they believe hand-marked paper ballots are more trustworthy than touchscreen voting, while 14% say they believe paper ballots are less trustworthy. Thirty-eight (38%) percent say both methods are equally trustworthy.

Fifty-six percent (56%) say they would be willing to volunteer to hand count and examine ballots on election night, while 28% say they would not volunteer, and 16% say they are unsure. There is little partisan divide on this question, with 62% of Republicans, 54% of Democrats, and 53% of unaffiliated voters saying they would be willing to volunteer.

More Republicans (56%) than Democrats (36%) or unaffiliated voters (35%) say they believe hand-marked paper ballots are more trustworthy than touchscreen voting. Forty-six (46%) percent of Democrats, 29% of Republicans, and 39% of unaffiliated voters say they believe both methods are equally trustworthy.

Among those who voted for Trump in last year’s election, 77% say they support a law requiring paper ballots, compared to 43% of those who voted for Kamala Harris.

The survey of 1,210 likely US voters was conducted on February 24-26, 2025, with a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.

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