A state legislator says he supports President Donald Trump's call to end mail in ballots.

Senate Majority Caucus Chair Rob Mills says he's worked to improve election integrity in the state during his time in the legislature, including changes to voter ID requirements and ballot security.

But, he adds, there's more to do.

In a statement, the Republican from Henderson says, quote, President Trump is exactly right.

Mail-In voting is broken, ripe for corruption, and tailor made for abuse.

The only way to restore faith in our elections is to end Mail-In ballots once and for all, and return to secure verifiable paper ballots.

Anything less is an invitation for doubt and chaos.

Kentucky only allows mail in voting for what's called traditional absentee.

And that means for voters who are unable to make it to the polls due to military service, age, disability, illness, or a small number of other circumstances defined by the Secretary of State.

There were more than 130,000 mail in ballots requested in Kentucky during last year's presidential election.

The Secretary of State's office says about 112,000 of those ballots were returned during the 2023 gubernatorial election.

Nearly 54,000 mail in ballots were requested, with roughly 47,000 being returned.