Locals react to possible ban to mail-in ballots

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Locals are reacting to President Donald Trump's comments on wanting to end mail-in ballots.

President Trump claims mail-in ballots are corrupt and open to fraud.

"We, as a Republican Party, are going to do everything possible that we get rid of mail-in ballots," Trump remarked.

In Yuma County, there were over 49,000 mail-in ballots out of almost 69,000 total ballots cast in the last presidential election, meaning more than 70% of all ballots cast were mail-in ballots.

Yuma County Recorder David Lara agrees with Trump, but one local, Carl Chrastensen, says he doesn't want it to happen.

"It's convenient for senior citizens to just be able to mail them in and not have to go down and fight a crowd, strand all day in line, to cast a ballot," Chrastensen explained.

"People will adapt. The people that really want to vote will make the time to come to the Recorder's Office and vote early, or they'll come on Election Day, it would cause a little bit of a hiccup in the beginning," Lara said.

Despite the president's claims to mail-in voting contributing to his 2020 election loss, no major evidence has been found.