Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
The ruling bars the Postal Service from taking steps to deliver mail ballots only to federally listed voters, a plan plaintiffs said could disrupt voting.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that would have restricted mail-in ballots to voters on a federal eligibility list for this year's midterm elections.
- Trump issued the executive order in March following stalled Congressional legislation, directing the Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on a federal eligibility list—a move election officials warned could cause chaos.
- Granting the injunction, Talwani noted the administration declined to defend the order's constitutionality, writing, "The executive branch has no authority to regulate elections." She found no factual basis for restricting mail voting.
- Legal challenges remain inconsistent nationwide; a separate Washington case previously resulted in a ruling that stopping the policy was premature, a decision later upheld by an appeals panel in July.
- The Trump administration requested in late July that the Supreme Court halt lower court decisions blocking these changes in nearly half the country, escalating efforts to bypass judicial roadblocks before the November 3, 2026, midterms.
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In November, Congress elections are due in the United States. Trump wants to tighten the rules for postal ballots - critics suspect that the democratic electorate will be disadvantaged. Now, a federal judge stops Trump's plans. But the Supreme Court has the last word.
A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to create a federal voter register and directly involve the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the election process in a way that would limit mail-in voting, the Associated Press reported. The order was meant to take effect before the Nov. 3 congressional elections.
Judge Expands Injunction Against Trump Voting Order
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the US Postal Service in election operations in a way that would limit mail voting. US District Court Judge Indira Talwani had already halted the order Trump signed...
Judge Indira Talwani clearly stated that the executive branch does not have the authority to regulate elections, so this decision is a major blow to the Trump administration's efforts in which it wanted to change the rules before the midterm elections.
Donald Trump wants to tighten the rules for the postal election. Less than 90 days before the interim elections, a court has stopped its plan again.
The US president wanted to turn the post into a sort of electoral controller with an order. A judge in Boston now decided against it, on the grounds that Trump's order created confusion and could lead to chaos.
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