Postal Service Won't Send Mail Ballots to States that Don't Release Voter Lists: Report
Judge Indira Talwani said the order exceeded presidential power and blocked a plan that would have tied absentee ballot delivery to a federal citizen list.
- On Thursday, Judge Indira Talwani blocked key parts of President Donald Trump's March executive order, ruling that provisions creating a federal voter list and restricting mail-in ballot delivery "unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers."
- Postmaster General David Steiner had proposed a rule requiring states to submit sensitive voter data, threatening that the USPS would refuse to deliver absentee ballots to states that failed to comply with federal requirements.
- The lawsuit, brought by 20 Democratic attorneys general, successfully argued that the Constitution reserves the power to determine voter eligibility to the states alone, leaving the president without authority to compile voter lists.
- White House Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson defended the order's legality, stating the administration remains "confident that we will ultimately prevail" in executing the measures meant to ensure confidence in federal elections.
- This ruling marks another setback in President Trump's long-standing campaign against mail-in voting, as federal courts continue to challenge the administration's attempts to shift election control from states to the Executive Branch.
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Trump Order Triggers Mail-In Meltdown
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Postmaster General David Steiner stoked fears among Democrats and voting rights groups this week after confirming the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government. The Trump administration’s crackdown on mail-in voting is becoming a point of contention ahead of November’s general [...]
Federal judge blocks Trump admin's mail-in voting restrictions,...
A federal judge in Boston has blocked key parts of President Donald Trump's March executive order that sought to impose new limits on mail-in voting and create a nationwide list of eligible voters using federal citizenship data. The ruling, issued June 25 by Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, prevents the administration from enforcing the directives for the November midterms in the two dozen Democratic-led states and jurisdictio…
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