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DNC and Top Democratic Leaders Sue Trump over Mail-in Voting Executive Order
The suit says the order would let federal agencies build voter lists and block ballots for people not on state-approved rolls, lawyers said.
- On Wednesday, a coalition of Democratic groups sued the Trump administration to block an executive order restricting mail-in voting, arguing it unconstitutionally intrudes on state authority to regulate elections.
- President Donald Trump signed the order Tuesday, directing federal agencies to compile national citizenship lists and prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from delivering ballots to voters not on state-approved rolls, claiming it prevents 'legendary' fraud.
- Plaintiffs, represented by attorney Marc Elias, state the order 'dramatically restricts the ability of Americans to vote by mail' and violates the Administrative Procedure Act, contending the Constitution grants Congress and states—not the president—authority over election procedures.
- State officials vowed legal challenges: Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read called the order 'another desperate, illegal power grab,' while Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes pledged to use 'every legal tool available' to defend state election systems.
- Election law professor Rick Hasen said the order is 'still unconstitutional and not something that could really be implemented in time' for November elections, with courts likely to block any enforcement attempts.
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AG Dan Rayfield files lawsuit against executive order on mail-in voting
OREGON – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, along with 22 other attorneys general and one governor, filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging President Trump’s recent executive order that would limit voting by mail. The lawsuit argues that Trump’s executive order violates the separation of powers between the states and the federal government. During a virtual […]
The order signed by Donald Trump to restrict the mail vote faces a lawsuit filed with the aim that a judge can reverse it
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