Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
Summary
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that aimed to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit who could get mail-in ballots. The judge ruled that the order violated the U.S. Constitution because only states and Congress have the power to set election rules.Key Facts
- The judge who blocked the order was U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by President Barack Obama.
- The ruling applies to the 2026 midterm elections.
- Nearly two dozen states challenged the order in federal court, saying it was unconstitutional.
- The court said the order broke the separation of powers by giving the president control over election rules.
- This was the second recent court decision against President Trump’s election-related orders.
- One previous ruling stopped a Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship when registering.
- President Trump’s order wanted the U.S. government to make a list of voters and limit mail ballots to those people.
- States and election officials said the order could cause problems and be abused.
- Voting by noncitizens is very rare and already illegal under current laws.
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