Federal judge blocks Trump's mail-in voting order
Summary
A federal judge blocked parts of President Donald Trump's executive order that aimed to create a list of citizens eligible to vote and to limit mail-in voting. The judge said the order overstepped the president’s authority and tried to pressure local election officials using flawed citizen lists.Key Facts
- Judge Indira Talwani stopped the government from enforcing parts of Trump’s order on voter citizenship lists and mail-in ballot transmission.
- The order required federal agencies to create citizen voter lists and asked the Postmaster General to propose rules restricting mail-in ballots.
- Judge Talwani ruled that these actions exceeded the president’s constitutional powers.
- The judge ordered the administration to report on how they will follow her ruling within a week.
- White House spokeswoman said President Trump supports election security and plans to continue trying to implement the order.
- The Postmaster General confirmed USPS would not deliver mail ballots in states that don't share voter data.
- The judge said Congress did not allow USPS to control voting by mail or create rules for it.
- Another federal judge recently blocked most of Trump’s earlier order demanding proof of citizenship to register to vote.
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